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Standard Deviation
3. Describing Data Numerically / Standard Deviation / Problem 8
Problem 8

A study on cholesterol levels found that the total cholesterol levels of adult males follow a bell-shaped distribution, with a mean of 200 mg/dL200\text{ mg/dL} and a standard deviation of 40 mg/dL\text{40 mg/dL}. According to the empirical rule, what percentage of adult males have total cholesterol levels within 22 standard deviations of the mean?