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A national park is famous for its beautiful desert landscape and its many natural rock formations. The following table is based on information gathered by a park ranger of all rock formations of at least 3 feet. The height of the rock formation is rounded to the nearest foot.
Height of rock formation, feet | 3–9 | 10–29 | 30–49 | 50–74 | 75 and higher |
Number of rock formations in park | 115 | 90 | 21 | 26 | 18 |
For a rock formation chosen at random from this park, use the preceding information to estimate the
(a) 3 to 9 feet
(b) 30 feet or taller
(c) 3 to 49 feet
(d) 10 to 74 feet
(e) 75 feet or taller
(b) 30 feet or taller
(c) 3 to 49 feet
(d) 10 to 74 feet
(e) 75 feet or taller
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