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Given a random variable ξξ follows a normal distribution N(μ,σ2)N(\mu, \sigma^2), if P(ξ6)=0.15P(ξ 6) = 0.15, then P(2ξ<4)P(2 \leqslant ξ < 4) equals to

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Solution

Since ξξ follows a normal distribution N(μ,σ2)N(\mu, \sigma^2), and given P(ξ6)=0.15P(ξ 6) = 0.15, it implies that 22 and 66 are symmetrical about the mean μ\mu of the normal distribution. Therefore, the mean μ=2+62=4\mu = \frac{2 + 6}{2} = 4.

The probability that ξξ is between 22 and 44 can be calculated as follows:

Since P(ξ6)=0.15P(ξ 6) = 0.15, the probability that ξξ is between 22 and 66 is 10.150.15=0.71 - 0.15 - 0.15 = 0.7. Given the symmetry of the normal distribution about its mean, the probability that ξξ is between 22 and 44 (which is half of the interval from 22 to 66) is half of 0.70.7, which is 0.350.35.

Therefore, the correct answer is B: 0.35\boxed{\text{B: } 0.35}.

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