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Andrew entered a swimming race.
The times in this race are normally distributed with a mean time of 57 seconds and a standard deviation of 8 seconds.

Andrew swam the race in a time of 70 seconds.

a.

Calculate the standardised score for Andrew.

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b.

Ravina swam in the same race.
Her standardised score is 1.8.

Which of Andrew or Ravina did better in the race?
Give a reason for your answer.

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