A. Birthweights are distributed Normally, with a mean of 3.39kg and a standard deviation of 0.55kg What is the probability that a randomly selected newborn has a weight greater than 3.00 kg? B. A recent survey of the NHL found that the number of goals scored in Hockey by a player in an 82 game season is Normally distributed, with a mean of 42 goals, and a standard deviation of 8. Given this, what fraction of NHL players (who played an 82 game season) scored fewer than 55 goals?

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A. Birthweights are distributed Normally, with a mean of 3.39kg and a standard deviation of 0.55kg

What is the probability that a randomly selected newborn has a weight greater than 3.00 kg?

B. A recent survey of the NHL found that the number of goals scored in Hockey by a player in an 82 game season is Normally distributed, with a mean of 42 goals, and a standard deviation of 8.

Given this, what fraction of NHL players (who played an 82 game season) scored fewer than 55 goals?

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