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6.2 Exercise 12

Avg difficulty 2.5

In the United States the ages 13 to 55+ of smartphone users approximately follow a normal distribution with approximate mean and standard deviation of 36.9 years and 13.9 years respectively. Using this information, answer the following questions (round answers to one decimal place).

a. Calculate the interquartile range (IQR).

b. Forty percent of the smartphone users from 13 to 55+ are at least what age?

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