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The body temperatures of a group of healthy adults have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 98.31°F and a standard deviation of 0.49°F. Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below.

a. What is the approximate percentage of healthy adults with body temperatures within 2 standard deviations of the mean, or between 97.33°F and 99.29°F?

b. What is the approximate percentage of healthy adults with body temperatures between 97.82°F and 98.80°F?

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a. Approximately ____% of healthy adults in this group have body temperatures within 2 standard deviations of the mean, or between 97.33°F and 99.29°F.

(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)

b. Approximately ____% of healthy adults in this group have body temperatures between 97.82°F and 98.80°F.

(Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
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Transcribed Image Text:The body temperatures of a group of healthy adults have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 98.31°F and a standard deviation of 0.49°F. Using the empirical rule, find each approximate percentage below. a. What is the approximate percentage of healthy adults with body temperatures within 2 standard deviations of the mean, or between 97.33°F and 99.29°F? b. What is the approximate percentage of healthy adults with body temperatures between 97.82°F and 98.80°F? --- a. Approximately ____% of healthy adults in this group have body temperatures within 2 standard deviations of the mean, or between 97.33°F and 99.29°F. (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.) b. Approximately ____% of healthy adults in this group have body temperatures between 97.82°F and 98.80°F. (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
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Given that 

Mean = 98.31 , Standard deviation = 0.49

X ~ N(μ = 98.31, σ = 0.49) 

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