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3.2 Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions

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A pharmaceutical lab fills vials with a reagent. The volume of reagent in a vial, VVV ml, is modeled by a normal distribution with mean 125.2125.2125.2 ml and standard deviation 0.850.850.85 ml.

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Determine the probability that the volumes of reagent in two randomly chosen vials differ by more than 2.02.02.0 ml.

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Vials are transported in batches of 15 using a specialized storage rack. The volume of the storage rack itself, RRR ml, is modeled by a normal distribution with mean 320.0320.0320.0 ml and standard deviation 2.52.52.5 ml.

Calculate the probability that the total volume of a randomly selected storage rack fully loaded with 15 vials exceeds 220522052205 ml.

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