Suppose that heights of women in Utah are normally distributed with a mean of 74 inches and a standard deviation of 3.4 inches.  Find the probability that a randomly chosen woman is between 62 and 68 inches tall.  Find the probability that a randomly chosen woman is taller than 80 inches tall.  Find the 95th percentile.  inches

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Suppose that heights of women in Utah are normally distributed with a mean of 74 inches and a standard deviation of 3.4 inches. 

  1. Find the probability that a randomly chosen woman is between 62 and 68 inches tall. 
  2. Find the probability that a randomly chosen woman is taller than 80 inches tall. 
  3. Find the 95th percentile.  inches
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