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Pulse rates of adult men follows a normal distribution with a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 8. Which choice tells how to find the proportion of men that have a pulse rate greater than 78?

(a) find the area to the left of Z = 1 under the normal curve

(b) find the area between Z = -1 and Z = 1 under the standard normal curve 

(c) find the area to the right of Z = 1 under the standard normal curve 

(d) find the area to the right of Z = -1 under the standard normal curve

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(c) find the area to the right of Z = 1 under the standard normal curve 

P(X > 78) = P(Z > (78 - 70)/8) = P(Z > 1)

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