Question: In a recent study, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention reported that diastolic blood pressures of adult women in the United States are approximately

In a recent study, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention reported that diastolic blood pressures of adult women in the United States are approximately normally distributed with mean 80.1 and a standard deviation of 9.9.

A) What proportion of women have blood pressures lower than71?

B) What proportion of women have blood pressures between72and92?

C) A diastolic blood pressure greater than90 is classified as hypertension (high blood pressure). What proportion of women have hypertension?

D) Is it unusual for a woman to have a blood pressure lower than63?

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