A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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1) The average number of calories in a chocolate bar is 225. Suppose that the distribution of
calories is approximately normally distributed with standard deviation is 10. Find the probability
that a randomly selected chocolate bar will have
a) Between 200 and 220 calories
b) Less than 200 calories.
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