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The amount of calories consumed by customers at the Chinese buffet is
a. What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(,)
b. Find the
c. What proportion of the customers consume over 2968 calories?
d. The Piggy award will given out to the 1% of customers who consume the most calories. What is the fewest number of calories a person must consume to receive the Piggy award? calories. (Round to the nearest calorie)
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