a)
In order to calculate the area to the left of 25, first let's find the z-value using the formula below:
![z=(x-\mu)/(\sigma)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/h06hsre30elxbqnbdkqzw5pbp57988qa0r.png)
Where x = 25, the mean is equal to 23 and the standard variation is equal to 4.
So we have:
![z=(25-23)/(4)=(2)/(4)=0.5](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/xh5gx7887ityf38z2v7hsvdonb54r9jeaj.png)
Looking at the z-table for the probability of z <= 0.5, we have 0.6915, so the area to the left of 25 is equal to 0.6915.