Sue took a test in both biology and math last week. The biology test had a mean of 70 and a standard deviation of 7 whereas the math test had a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 10 . Sue scored a 76 on the biology test and a 76 on the math test. On which test did she do better in comparison to the rest of the class?
a. the math test
b. the biology test
c. she did the same on each test
d. cannot be determined
b
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