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Suppose that the distance of fly balls hit to the outfield (in baseball) is normally distributed with a mean of 250 feet and a standard deviation of 40 feet. Let X = distance in feet for a fly ball. Find the 80th percentile of the distribution of fly balls. Write the probability statement.P(X < k) =
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