The 400-meter race times at a state track meet are normally distributed with a mean of 52.71 seconds and a standard deviation of 3.8 seconds. Using the Standard Normal Probabilities table, what is the approximate probability that a runner chosen at random will have a 400-meter time less than 53.4 seconds? 0.8186 0.2451 0.4286 0.5714

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The 400-meter race times at a state track meet are normally distributed with a mean of 52.71 seconds and a standard deviation of 3.8 seconds. Using the Standard Normal Probabilities table, what is the approximate probability that a runner chosen at random will have a 400-meter time less than 53.4 seconds?

 0.8186 

0.2451

 0.4286 

0.5714

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