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Conditional Probability

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Question 63

The masses of a specific breed of adult dog are normally distributed with a mean of 24 kg24\text{ kg}24 kg and a standard deviation of 5 kg5\text{ kg}5 kg.

a.

Find the probability that a randomly selected dog from this breed has a mass greater than 31.5 kg31.5\text{ kg}31.5 kg.

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b.

Any dog of this breed with a mass greater than 31.5 kg31.5\text{ kg}31.5 kg is classified as "heavy".

A dog of this breed is chosen at random. Given that it is classified as heavy,

find the probability that it has a mass greater than 36 kg36\text{ kg}36 kg.

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c.

Among the heavy dogs, exactly 25%25\%25% have a mass greater than m kgm\text{ kg}m kg.

Find the value of mmm.

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