The loaves of rye bread distributed to local stores by a certain bakery have an average length of 28 centimeters and a standard deviation of 2 centimeters. Assuming that the lengths are normally distributed, complete parts (a) through (c) below. Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is longer than 30.2 centimeters? The probability is 0.1357. (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is between 27.3 and 30.9 centimeters in length? The probability is (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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The loaves of rye bread distributed to local stores by a certain bakery have an average length of 28
centimeters and a standard deviation of 2 centimeters. Assuming that the lengths are normally distributed,
complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table.
Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table.
(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is longer than 30.2 centimeters?
The probability is 0.1357.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
(b) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is between 27.3 and 30.9 centimeters in length?
The probability is
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:The loaves of rye bread distributed to local stores by a certain bakery have an average length of 28 centimeters and a standard deviation of 2 centimeters. Assuming that the lengths are normally distributed, complete parts (a) through (c) below. Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is longer than 30.2 centimeters? The probability is 0.1357. (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected loaf is between 27.3 and 30.9 centimeters in length? The probability is (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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