The distribution of the scores on a certain exam is ​N(30​,10​), which means that the exam scores are Normally distributed with a mean of 30 and standard deviation of 10.   What is the probability that a randomly selected score will be greater than 40​?   Using the Empirical​ Rule, the probability that a randomly selected score will be greater than 40 is about ____%.

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The distribution of the scores on a certain exam is ​N(30​,10​), which means that the exam scores are Normally distributed with a mean of 30 and standard deviation of 10.

 
What is the probability that a randomly selected score will be greater than 40​?
 
Using the Empirical​ Rule, the probability that a randomly selected score will be greater than 40 is about ____%.
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