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Transcribed Image Text:In a recent year, the scores for the reading portion of a test were normally distributed, with a mean of 20.5 and a standard deviation of 6.7. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected high school student who took the reading portion of the test has a score that is less than 19.
The probability of a student scoring less than 19 is 0.4129
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected high school student who took the reading portion of the test has a score that is between 13.9 and 27.1.
The probability of a student scoring between 13.9 and 27.1 is
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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