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Transcribed Image Text:9. The heights of boys at a particular age follow a normal distribution with mean 150.3cm and
variance 25 cm. Find the probability that a boy picked at random from this age group has
height
a) Less than 153 cm
More than 158 cm
b)
Between 150cm and 158 cm
c)
d)
More than 10 cm difference from the mean height

Transcribed Image Text:B.
Determine the probability or area for the portions of the normal distribution described.
P(0 <Z<0.91)
b)
a)
P(-1.01 < Z < 0)
c)
P(-1.2 <Z < 1.61)
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