Vending machines can be adjusted to reject coins above and below certain  weights. The weights of legal U.S. quarters have a normal distribution with a  mean of 5.67 grams and a standard deviation of 0.07 gram. If a vending  machine is adjusted to reject quarters that weigh more than 5.81 grams and less  than 5.53 grams, what percentage of legal quarters will be rejected by the  vending machine?

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Vending machines can be adjusted to reject coins above and below certain 
weights. The weights of legal U.S. quarters have a normal distribution with a 
mean of 5.67 grams and a standard deviation of 0.07 gram. If a vending 
machine is adjusted to reject quarters that weigh more than 5.81 grams and less 
than 5.53 grams, what percentage of legal quarters will be rejected by the 
vending machine?

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