A private equity firm is evaluating two alternative investments. Although the returns arerandom, eachinvestment's return can be described using a normal distribution. The first investment has a mean return of$2,000,000with a standard deviation of$175,000.The second investment has a mean return of$2,175, 000 with a standard deviation of$200, 000.Complete parts a through c below.

How likely is it that the first investment will return $1 ,700, 000 or less?

b. How likely is it that the second investment will return $1,700,000

orless?

c. If the firm would like to limit the probability of a return being less than $1,600,000

which investment should itmake?

The probability of a return being less than $1,600,000 Is _____ with the first investment and _______ with the secondinvestment, so the firm should make the ______ investment.