According to media research, the typical American listened to 195 hours of music in the last year.

Question:

According to media research, the typical American listened to 195 hours of music in the last year. This is down from 290 hours 4 years earlier. Dick Trythall is a big country and western music fan. He listens to music while working around the house, reading, and riding in his truck. Assume the number of hours spent listening to music follows a normal probability with a standard deviation of 8.5 hours.
a. If Dick is in the top 1% in terms of listening time, how many hours did he listen last year?
b. Assume that the of times 4 years earlier also follows the normal probability with a standard deviation of 8.5 hours. How many hours did the 1% who listen to the least music actually listen?

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