Suppose the monthly charges for cell phone plans are normally distributed with mean μ=$69 and standard deviation σ=​$17. ​(a) Draw a normal curve with the parameters labeled. ​(b) Shade the region that represents the proportion of plans that charge less than ​$52. ​(c) Suppose the area under the normal curve to the left of X=​$52 is 0.1587. Provide an interpretation of this result.

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Suppose the monthly charges for cell phone plans are normally distributed with mean μ=$69 and standard deviation σ=​$17.
​(a) Draw a normal curve with the parameters labeled.
​(b) Shade the region that represents the proportion of plans that charge less than ​$52.
​(c) Suppose the area under the normal curve to the left of X=​$52 is 0.1587. Provide an interpretation of this result.
 
 
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