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In 2015, the per capita consumption of soft drinks in the United States was reported to be 650 eight-ounce servings.
Assume that the per capita consumption of soft drinks in the United States is approximately
a. What is the
b. What is the probability that someone in the United States consumed between 450 and 500 eight-ounce servings in 2015?
c. What is the probability that someone in the United States consumed less than 450 eight-ounce servings in 2015?
d. Ninety- nine percent of the people in the United States consumed less than how many servings of eight-ounce soft drinks in 2015?
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