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Assume the heights in a male population are normally distributed with mean 70.3 inches and standard...

Assume the heights in a male population are normally distributed with mean 70.3 inches and standard deviation 4.1 inches. Then the probability that a typical male from this population is between 5 feet 6 inches and 6 feet tall is (to the nearest three decimals) which of the following?

a. 0.661
b. 0.514
c. 0.853
d. None of the above

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