If the average commute to work (one way) is 30 minutes, assuming commuting times are normally distributed and that the standard deviation is 5.2 minutes, what is the probability that commuter spends more than 40 minutes commuting one way?

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If the average commute to work (one way) is 30 minutes, assuming commuting times are normally distributed and that the standard deviation is 5.2 minutes, what is the probability that commuter spends more than 40 minutes commuting one way?

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