Step 1 :The problem is asking for the probability of adult male residents in the U.S. whose heights are between 63 and 72 inches. This is a problem of normal distribution. We know that the mean (\(\mu\)) is 69.0 inches and the standard deviation (\(\sigma\)) is 2.8 inches.
Step 2 :We can use the Z-score formula to standardize the heights and then use the standard normal distribution table (or a function that gives the cumulative probability for a standard normal distribution) to find the probabilities.
Step 3 :The Z-score formula is: \(Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\) where X is the value from the original distribution that we're interested in, \(\mu\) is the mean of the original distribution, and \(\sigma\) is the standard deviation of the original distribution.
Step 4 :We need to find two Z-scores: one for X = 63 and one for X = 72. Then we can find the probabilities associated with these Z-scores and subtract the smaller probability from the larger one to get the probability of a height being between 63 and 72 inches.
Step 5 :For X = 63, the Z-score is approximately -2.142857142857143 and the associated probability is approximately 0.016062285603828316.
Step 6 :For X = 72, the Z-score is approximately 1.0714285714285714 and the associated probability is approximately 0.8580116141245442.
Step 7 :Subtracting the smaller probability from the larger one, we get the probability of a height being between 63 and 72 inches is approximately 0.8419493285207159.
Step 8 :Final Answer: The probability of adult male residents in the U.S. whose heights are between 63 and 72 inches is approximately \(\boxed{0.8419}\).