Continuous Distributions: The nicotine content of a certain brand of cigarettes is normally distributed with a mean of 2.0 mg and a standard deviation of 0.25 mg. What is the probability that a cigarette has a nicotine content: a) of 1.6 mg or less? b) between 1.6 and 2.1 mg? c) of 2.1 mg or more?

Continuous Distributions: The nicotine content of a certain brand of cigarettes is normally distributed with a mean of 2.0 mg and a standard deviation of 0.25 mg. What is the probability that a cigarette has a nicotine content: a) of 1.6 mg or less? b) between 1.6 and 2.1 mg? c) of 2.1 mg or more?

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