The masses of honeydews are normally distributed with mean 1.0 kg and standard deviation 2kg. The masses of rock melons are normally distributed with mean 1.5 kg and standard deviation 3kg. 1. Honeydews are sold at $2 per kg and rock melons at $3 per kg. Find the probability that 2 honeydews and a rock melon cost more than $10. 2. Find the probability that the difference in masses of a honeydew and a rock melon is less than 0.5kg

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The masses of honeydews are normally distributed with mean 1.0 kg and standard deviation 2kg. The masses of rock melons are normally distributed with mean 1.5 kg and standard deviation 3kg. 
1. Honeydews are sold at $2 per kg and rock melons at $3 per kg. Find the probability that 2 honeydews and a rock melon cost more than $10.
2. Find the probability that the difference in masses of a honeydew and a rock melon is less than 0.5kg

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