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Assume that women's heights are normally distributed with a mean given by
μ=63.2 inches and a standard deviation given by σ=2.5 in.
(a) If 1 woman is randomly selected, find the probability that her height is less than
64 inches.
(b) If 36 women are randomly selected, find the probability that they have a mean height less than 64
inches
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