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The lengths of Atlantic croaker fish are
normally distributed , with a mean of 10.4 inches and a standard deviation of 2.3 inches. Let x be a random variable that represents the length of an Atlantic croaker fish. Suppose an Atlantic croaker fish is randomly selected. Find the probability that length of the fish is between 11 inches and 12 inches.A. 0.603
B. 0.138
C. 0.397
D. 0.153
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