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The age of a first grader on September 1 at Garden Elementary School is uniformly distributed from 5.7 to 6.7 years. We randomly select one first grader from the class.
Part (g)
Find the probability that a first grader is over 6 years. (Enter your answer as a fraction.)
Part (h)
Find the probability that a first grader is between 4 and 6 years. (Enter your answer as a fraction.)
Part (i)
Find the 60th percentile for the age of first graders on September 1 at Garden Elementary School. (Enter your answer to one decimal place.)
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