A. Do the indicated tasks. Explain why the proportion of the area under the normal curve to the left of z=-2.58 is .1%. Explain why the total area of the region between z=-3 and z=3  is 99.74%. B. Draw a sketch of the curves and shade the regions in the tasks in A.

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A. Do the indicated tasks.

  1. Explain why the proportion of the area under the normal curve to the left of z=-2.58 is .1%.
  2. Explain why the total area of the region between z=-3 and z=3  is 99.74%.

B. Draw a sketch of the curves and shade the regions in the tasks in A.

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