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6) One thousand people compete in an oyster-eating contest. Their scores (number of oysters eaten) are...

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One thousand people compete in an oyster-eating contest. Their scores (number of oysters eaten) are normally distributed with a mean of 51 and standard deviation of 11. What is the probability that a given individual will eat less than 29 or more than 72?

Select one:

( ) a. 98%

( ) b. 5%

( ) c. 13%

( ) d. 2%

( ) e. 47%

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5% individual will eat less than 29 or more than 72.

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