The score of Entrance Examination takers who took a 600 item exam resembles a normal distribution with a mean of 220 and a standard deviation of 10. The coordinator would like to get the lowest 15% of the scores and invite them for a retake examination. What range of scores indicates the inclusion in the retake of the exam? (Answer should be round off to the whole number.)

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The score of Entrance Examination takers who took a 600 item exam resembles a normal distribution with a mean of 220 and a standard deviation of 10. The coordinator would like to get the lowest 15% of the scores and invite them for a retake examination. What range of scores indicates the inclusion in the retake of the exam? (Answer should be round off to the whole number.) 

The number of calories in a certain dessert is normally distributed with a mean of 210 and a standard deviation of 12. Find the probability that the dessert one selects will contain between 185 and 216.

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