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3. -125 points WaneFMAC6 P.1.017 My Notes The following histogram shows part of the probability distribution of the size (in megatons of released energy) of large meteors that hit the Earth's atmosphere. (A large meteor is one that releases at least one megaton of energy, equivalent to the energy released by a small nuclear bomb.) Probability 156 088 060 .026 m23-mo o's o17 015 014 013 012 11 12 4679 12 13 14 617 Energy (megatons) Calculate or estimate the following probabilities. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) (a) That a large meteor hitting the Earth's atmosphere will release between 1 and 5 megatons of energy. (b) That a large meteor hitting the Earth's atmosphere will release between 3 and 4.5 megatons of energy. (c) That a large meteor will release at least 4 megatons of energy.

Answer 1

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