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Approximating sums of uniform random variables

Suppose \(X_1,X_2,X_3,X_4\) are independent uniform \((0,1)\) and we set \(S_4=X_1+X_2+X_3+X_4\). Use the normal approximation to estimate \(\mathbf{P}( S_4 \geq 3) \).

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