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Level 3: Distributions Problem 27 of 53 Pro

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The task

The number of kilowatt-hours a household uses per week is approximately normal with mean 60 and standard deviation 6. What is the probability that a randomly chosen household is above 75? Round to 4 decimal places.

What this problem teaches

Find z = (x - μ) / σ. Tables and NORM.DIST give the area below; the area above is 1 minus that.

A hint if you get stuck

Find z = (x - μ) / σ. Tables and NORM.DIST give the area below; the area above is 1 minus that.

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