2. A discrete random variable $X$ is modelled by the binomial distribution. Khunsha uses tne binomial cumulative probability feature of her calculator to find $\mathrm{P}(X \leq 4)$ and $\mathrm{P}(X \leq 8)$. Which one of the following is the same as $\mathrm{P}(X \leq 8)-\mathrm{P}(X \leq 4)$ ?
\[
\mathrm{P}(4 \leq X \leq 8), \quad \mathrm{P}(4 \leq X \leq 7), \quad \mathrm{P}(5 \leq X \leq 8), \quad \mathrm{P}(5 \leq X \leq 7)
\]
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\boxed{\mathrm{P}(5 \leq X \leq 8)}

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Step 1 ：$\mathrm{P}(X \leq 8) - \mathrm{P}(X \leq 4) = \mathrm{P}(5 \leq X \leq 8)$

Step 2 ：\boxed{\mathrm{P}(5 \leq X \leq 8)}