1. **Problem:** Find the percentage of students with weights between 123.2 kg and 138.4 kg, given weights are normally distributed with mean $\mu=134.6$ kg and standard deviation $\sigma=3.8$ kg.
2. **Formula:** Use the standard normal variable $Z=\frac{X-\mu}{\sigma}$ to convert weights to $Z$-scores.
3. **Calculate $Z$-scores:**
$$Z_1=\frac{123.2-134.6}{3.8}=\frac{-11.4}{3.8}=-3$$
$$Z_2=\frac{138.4-134.6}{3.8}=\frac{3.8}{3.8}=1$$
4. **Interpretation:** We want $P(123.2 < X < 138.4) = P(-3 < Z < 1)$.
5. **Use standard normal table or calculator:**
$$P(Z<1)=0.8413$$
$$P(Z<-3)=0.0013$$
6. **Calculate probability:**
$$P(-3
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