The average salary for graduates entering the actuarial field is $63000.  If the salaries are  normally distributed with a standard deviation of $5000, what is the probability that an individual graduate will have a salary over $67000?

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Section13.3: Special Probability Density Functions
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The average salary for graduates entering the actuarial field is $63000.  If the salaries are  normally distributed with a standard deviation of $5000, what is the probability that an individual graduate will have a salary over $67000?

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