"97.5" will be the American women's % having their shoe sizes that are no more than 11.33.
Given values are:
- Mean = 8.33
- Standard deviation = 1.5
Now,
=
= (2 above Standard deviation)
→ The data values are between 8.33 and 11.33,
=
= (%)
→ The data value below 11.33,
= (%)
hence,
→ The percentage of American women will be:
=
= (%)
Thus the above answer is appropriate.
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