The lengths of pregnancies in a small rural village are normally distributed with a mean of 265 days and a standard deviation of 12 days. A distribution of values is normal with a mean of 265 and a standard deviation of 12.

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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The lengths of pregnancies in a small rural village are normally distributed with a mean of 265 days and a standard deviation of 12 days. A distribution of values is normal with a mean of 265 and a standard deviation of 12.

What percentage of pregnancies last fewer than 293 days?
P(X < 293 days) = %

Enter your answer as a percent accurate to 1 decimal place (do not enter the "%" sign). Answers obtained using exact z-scores or z-scores rounded to 3 decimal places are accepted.

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