The percent of persons (ages five and older) in each state who speak a language at home other than English is approximately exponentially distributed with a mean of 9.848. Suppose we randomly pick a state.

A. Find the probability that the percent is less than 12.

B. Find the probability that the percent is between 8 and 14.

C. The percent of all individuals living in the United States who speak a language other than English is 13.8. Why is this number different from 9.848%? What would make this number higher than 9.848%?