Question content area top Part 1 In the last quarter of​ 2007, a group of 64 mutual funds had a mean return of 4.8% with a standard deviation of 7.4%. If a normal model can be used to model​ them, what percent of the funds would you expect to be in each​ region? Use the​ 68-95-99.7 rule to approximate the probabilities rather than using technology to find the values more precisely. Be sure to draw a picture first.   ​a) Returns of negative 10.0% or lessless ​b) Returns of 4.8% or lessless ​c) Returns between negative 17.4% and 27.0% ​d) Returns of moremore than 12.2%

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In the last quarter of​ 2007, a group of 64 mutual funds had a mean return of
4.8%
with a standard deviation of
7.4%.
If a normal model can be used to model​ them, what percent of the funds would you expect to be in each​ region? Use the​ 68-95-99.7 rule to approximate the probabilities rather than using technology to find the values more precisely. Be sure to draw a picture first.
 
​a) Returns of
negative 10.0%
or lessless
​b) Returns of
4.8%
or lessless
​c) Returns between
negative 17.4%
and
27.0%
​d) Returns of
moremore
than
12.2%
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