Finding Mean & Standard deviation of a normal distribution given probability of a range

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Is this possible?

Say we have a normal distribution of scores from range $~0 ~-~ 100~$, with $~(2/3)^{rd}~$ of score falling in between $~40 ~-~ 80~$.

Is the mean just $~50~$?

or do we calculate that somehow via $~Z~$ score given that:

We have $~P(40<X<80) = ($whatever the $~Z~$ value of $0.66$ is$)$.

I would have two equations to solve for mean & s.d. if there were two probabilities.

Feel like I am missing something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: When the distribution of the population is normal, then the distribution of the sample mean is also normal (http://www.stat.yale.edu/Courses/1997-98/101/sampmn.htm) - Would this make is possible to infer the sd since 0 = 50 - 3*SD?