In a supermarket, ducks and turkeys are sold by mass. The masses, in kilograms, of ducks and turkeys have independent normal distributions with means and standard deviations as shown in the table.
| Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ducks | \(3.8\) | \(0.5\) |
| Turkeys | \(6.2\) | \(1.3\) |
Ducks are sold at \(\$8.35\) per kilogram and turkeys are sold at \(\$18.25\) per kilogram.
A 'poultry pack' consists of a randomly chosen duck and a randomly chosen turkey. A 'poultry pack' is considered expensive if it costs more than \(\$150\).
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