I know what the equation for these problem is and what x is but what is < measures? Are these measures the same? I could have asked the teacher but what if she think that I am annoying.

Assume that females have pulse rates that are normally distributed with a mean of mu equals 72.0 beats per minute and a standard deviation of sigma equals 12.5 beats per minute. complete parts (a) through (c) below. a. if 1 adult female is randomly selected, find the probability that her pulse rate is between 65 beats per minute and 79 beats per minute. the probability is? b. if 16 adult females are randomly selected, find the probability that they have pulse rates with a mean between 65 beats per minute and 79 beats per minute. the probability is? c. why can the normal distribution be used in part (b), even though the sample size does not exceed 30?