The masses, in kilograms, of giant Botswana cabbages have a normal distribution with mean and standard
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The masses, in kilograms, of ‘giant Botswana cabbages’ have a normal distribution with mean μ and standard deviation 0.75. It is given that 35.2% of the cabbages have a mass of less than 3kg. Find the value of μ and the percentage of cabbages with masses of less than 3.5kg.
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