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Employees that work at a fish store must measure the level of nitrites in the water each day. Nitrite levels should remain lower than 5 ppm as to not harm the fish. The nitrite level varies according to a distribution that is approximately normal with a mean of 3 ppm. The probability that the nitrite level is less than 2 ppm is 0.0918.

1. Which of the following is closest to the probability that on a randomly selected day the nitrite level will be at least 5 ppm?
(A) 0.0039
(B) 0.0266
(C) 0.0918
(D) 0.7519
(E) 0.9961

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Answer: .0039

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