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An engineer is going to redesign an ejection seat for an airplane. The seat was designed for pilots weighing between 150lb and 191lb. The new population of pilots has
A. If a pilot is randomly selected, find the probability that his weight is between150lb and 191lb.
The probability is approximately_____?
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