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Suppose that the speed at which cars go on the freeway is
a. What is the distribution of X? X ~ N( ? , ? )
b. If one car is randomly chosen, find the probability that it is traveling more than 74 mph. Round to 4 decumal places.
c. If one of the cars is randomly chosen, find the probability that it is traveling between 79 and 85 mph. Round to 4 decimal places.
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