Probability of required university score

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A prestigious university requires a score of at least 750 on a graduate exam for admission to its MBA program. Suppose the graduate exam is normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 200. If a test taker is randomly selected, what is the probability he or she scores 750 or better?

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