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Annual Rainfall Narrative The Annual Rainfall in a Particular Area of the Country

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Annual Rainfall Narrative
The annual rainfall in a particular area of the country is normally distributed, with mean 100 cm and standard deviation 20 cm.
-Refer to Annual Rainfall Narrative. In a given year, what is the probability that the annual rainfall will be between 105 and 125 cm?


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