A 6-year-old and a 9-year-old both take the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and get exactly the same number of items correct. Who has the highest intelligence quotient (IQ)?
-the 9-year-old
-If both children got the same number of items correct, their IQs should be the same.
-There is no way of telling, as the children are of different ages.
the 6-year-old
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).