Emissions of sulfur dioxide by industry set off chemical changes in the atmosphere that result in "acid rain". The acidity of liquids is measured by pH on a scale of 00 to 14.14. Distilled water has pH 7.0,7.0, and lower pH values indicate acidity. Normal rain is somewhat acidic, so "acid rain" is sometimes defined as rainfall with a pH below 5.0.5.0. The pH of rain at one location varies among rainy days according to a Normal distribution with mean 5.435.43 and standard deviations 0.54.0.54. What proportion of rainy days have rainfall with pH below 5.0?

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Emissions of sulfur dioxide by industry set off chemical changes in the atmosphere that result in "acid rain".

The acidity of liquids is measured by pH on a scale of 00 to 14.14. Distilled water has pH 7.0,7.0, and lower pH values indicate acidity. Normal rain is somewhat acidic, so "acid rain" is sometimes defined as rainfall with a pH below 5.0.5.0.

The pH of rain at one location varies among rainy days according to a Normal distribution with mean 5.435.43 and standard deviations 0.54.0.54.

What proportion of rainy days have rainfall with pH below 5.0?

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Mean = 5.43

Standard deviations = 0.54

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