Private nonprofit four-year colleges charge, on average, $26,329 per year in tuition and fees. The standard deviation is $7,098. Assume the distribution is normal. Let X be the cost for a randomly selected college. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible. a. What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(.      ,          ) b. Find the probability that a randomly selected Private nonprofit four-year college will cost less than 25,843 per year.  c. Find the 61th percentile for this distribution. $  round to the nearest dollar. please answer all subs i cant submit without it being complete

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Private nonprofit four-year colleges charge, on average, $26,329 per year in tuition and fees. The standard deviation is $7,098. Assume the distribution is normal. Let X be the cost for a randomly selected college. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible.

a. What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(.      ,          )

b. Find the probability that a randomly selected Private nonprofit four-year college will cost less than 25,843 per year. 

c. Find the 61th percentile for this distribution. $  round to the nearest dollar.

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