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Suppose the lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with mu = 266 days and sigma = 16 days

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Suppose the lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with mu = 266 days and sigma = 16 days. Complete parts (a) and (b) below.

(a) The figure to the right represents the normal curve with mu = 266 days and sigma = 16 days. The area to the right of X = 300 is 0.0168.

Provide two interpretations of this area. Provide one interpretation of the area. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)

A. The proportion of human pregnancies that last more than days is

B. The proportion of human pregnancies that last less than days is

Provide a second interpretation of the area. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)

A. The probability that a randomly selected human pregnancy lasts more than days is

B. The probability that a randomly selected human pregnancy lasts less than days is

b)The following figure represents the normal curve with μ=266 days and σ=16 days. The area between x=230 and x=280 is 0.7970.

Provide two interpretation of this area.

Provide one interpretation of this area. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)

A.The proportion of human pregnancies that last less than or more than  days is-

B.The proportion of human pregnancies that last between and the days is-

Provide second interpretation of this area.