Find probability that women in sample have been on diet

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A sample survey interviews an SRS of 265 college women. Suppose (as is roughly true) that 71% of all college women have been on a diet within the past 12 months. Using Normal approximation, what is the probability (±0.001) that 76% or more of the women in the sample have been on a diet?

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