The time required in a laboratory to test a blood sample is approximately normally distributed, with mean µ=25 minutes and standard deviation σ=3 minutes. What is the probability that the time for testing will be less than 26 minutes

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The time required in a laboratory to test a blood sample is approximately normally distributed, with mean µ=25 minutes and standard deviation σ=3 minutes. What is the probability that the time for testing will be less than 26 minutes

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