Question 3.27: Test Scores A student scored 85 on an English test while the......

First find the \mathrm{z} scores. For the English test

z=\frac{X-\bar{X}}{s}=\frac{85-76}{4}=2.25

For the French test

z=\frac{X-\bar{X}}{s}=\frac{42-36}{3}=2.00

Since the z score for the English test is higher than the z score for the French test, her relative position in the English class is higher than her relative position in the French class.