When sandy made landfall in October of 2012, it became the second most costly hurricane in the US. As of march 2014, the estimated cost was over $68 billion. much of the damage was caused by flooding. the rainfall in areas affected by sandy follow a normal distribution. the average rainfall during the storm was 7.3 inches with a standard deviation of 2.44 inches (www.accuweather.com). Areas in Maryland and New jersey saw more than the other affected regions. a) what is the probability that a randomly selected region has less than 5 inches of rain? b) what is the probability that a randomly selected region had between 10 and 12 inches of rain? c) what is the probability that a randomly selected region had more than 20 inches of rain?

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When sandy made landfall in October of 2012, it became the second most costly hurricane in the US. As of march 2014, the estimated cost was over $68 billion. much of the damage was caused by flooding. the rainfall in areas affected by sandy follow a normal distribution. the average rainfall during the storm was 7.3 inches with a standard deviation of 2.44 inches (www.accuweather.com). Areas in Maryland and New jersey saw more than the other affected regions. a) what is the probability that a randomly selected region has less than 5 inches of rain? b) what is the probability that a randomly selected region had between 10 and 12 inches of rain? c) what is the probability that a randomly selected region had more than 20 inches of rain?
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