The average speed of vehicles traveling on a stretch of highway is 67 miles per hour with a standard deviation of 3.5 miles per hour. A vehicle is selected at random. What is the probability that it is violating the 70 mile per hour speed limit? What is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle is not violating the speed limit? What is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle is traveling under 50 miles per hour?

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  1. The average speed of vehicles traveling on a stretch of highway is 67 miles per hour with a standard deviation of 3.5 miles per hour. A vehicle is selected at random.
  2. What is the probability that it is violating the 70 mile per hour speed limit?
  3. What is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle is not violating the speed limit?
  4. What is the probability that a randomly selected vehicle is traveling under 50 miles per hour?
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