Distribution of box weights

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A popular snack is packed by machine into 9-ounce boxes. The distribution of box weights is normally distributed with a mean of 9 ounces and a variance of 0.01 ounces. What is the probability of randomly selecting a box containing less than 8.9 ounces?

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