A certain type of storage battery lasts, on average, 3.0 years with a standard deviation of 0.5 year. Assuming that battery life is normally distributed: a) Write the equations to be used in formulating the solution to the problem.  b) Find the probability that the battery lasts more than 2.5 years.

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A certain type of storage battery lasts, on average, 3.0 years with a standard
deviation of 0.5 year. Assuming that battery life is normally distributed:

a) Write the equations to be used in formulating the solution to the
problem. 

b) Find the probability that the battery lasts more than 2.5 years. 

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