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100 losses are independent, identically distributed, with a common uniform distribution over (0, 6). Using the...

100 losses are independent, identically distributed, with a common uniform distribution over (0, 6). Using the normal approximation, calculate the probability that the sum of all the losses (the aggregate loss) will exceed 275.

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