a.  Determine Isabelle's z-score (to the nearest hundredth) for her English test if she scored an 85 on the test.      z =------------------------------           Work:   b.  Determine Isabelle's z-score (to the nearest hundredth) for her biology test if she scored a 78 on that test.      z =---------------------------------------           Work:   c.  Compared to her peers, on which test did I

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Isabelle recently took a test in both her English and her biology classes.  The test in her English class had a mean of μ = 82 and a standard deviation of σ = 5.5, while the test in her biology class had a mean of 64 and a standard deviation of 18.


a.  Determine Isabelle's z-score (to the nearest hundredth) for her English test if she scored an 85 on the test.
     z =------------------------------           Work:  

b.  Determine Isabelle's z-score (to the nearest hundredth) for her biology test if she scored a 78 on that test.
     z =---------------------------------------           Work:  

c.  Compared to her peers, on which test did Isabelle perform better?  Enter your answer as   English   or   Biology   or   Neither   .

     Answer:  
     Explain your answer to C using your answers to a. and b.  

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