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The average annual salary for all U.S. teachers is $47,750. Assume that the distribution is normal and the standard deviation is $5680. Find these probabilities of the earnings of a teacher selected randomly. Round the final answers to at least four decimal places and intermediate z value calculations to two decimal places.
More than 43,000 a year
P( X> 43,000)=
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