The following table lists a portion of the average writing and math SAT scores for the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the year 2017 as reported by the College Board.

a. Sort the data by writing scores in descending order. Which state has the highest average writing score? What is the average math score of that state?

b. Sort the data by math scores in ascending order. Which state has the lowest average math score? What is the average writing score of that state?

c. How many states reported an average math score higher than 600?

d. How many states reported an average writing score lower than 550?

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State Writing 595 562 Alabama Alaska 1 Wyoming I 633 Math 571 544 1 635