a. Around what percentage of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure? Give your answer rounded to two decimal places. _____ % b. Stage 1 high BP is specified as systolic BP between 140 and 160. What percentage of adults in the US qualify for stage 1?  _____%

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The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly normally distributed with a mean of 121 and standard deviation of 18 .

Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if their systolic blood pressure is 160 or higher.

Express your answers as a decimal and round to 2 decimal places.

a. Around what percentage of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure? Give your answer rounded to two decimal places.

_____ %

b. Stage 1 high BP is specified as systolic BP between 140 and 160. What percentage of adults in the US qualify for stage 1?

 _____%


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