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In the country of United States of Heightlandia, the hieght measurements of ten-year-old children are approximately
A. What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of less than 51.35 inches?
______________Round to 3 decimal places
B. What is the probaility that a randomly chosen child has a height of more than 56.9 inches?
___________Round to 3 decimal places.
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