Use Technology to Solve the Following Problem: According to a Recent

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Multiple Choice

Use technology to solve the following problem: According to a recent study, the weight of male babies less than two months old in the United States is normally distributed with mean 11.0 pounds And standard deviation 2.4 pounds. What proportion of babies weigh more than 11.7 pounds?

• A) 0.3853
• B) 0.3074
• C) 0.6926
• D) 0.6147

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Definitions:

Oceanic Trench

A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.

Ocean-continent Convergent

A tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, often forming mountain ranges.

Continental Rift

A low trough or series of troughs bounded by normal faults, especially where two parts of a continent begin to rift apart.

Ocean-ocean Convergent

A tectonic boundary where two oceanic plates converge, leading to the subduction of one plate beneath the other and often resulting in volcanic island arcs.