The accompanying data file lists 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.

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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?

State with the highest average writing score?

Average writing score?

Average math score?

State	Writing	Math
Alabama	707	247
Alaska	465	271
Arizona	551	251
Arkansas	580	504
California	599	503
Colorado	581	588
Connecticut	596	585
Delaware	535	586
District of Columbia	589	510
Florida	537	544
Georgia	549	574
Hawaii	528	520
Idaho	577	577
Illinois	515	571
Indiana	567	568
Iowa	556	520
Kansas	589	592
Kentucky	509	587
Louisiana	505	516
Maine	589	557
Maryland	569	514
Massachusetts	579	503
Michigan	541	581
Minnesota	583	595
Mississippi	578	531
Missouri	545	567
Montana	503	594
Nebraska	569	530
Nevada	504	536
New Hampshire	537	579
New Jersey	593	573
New Mexico	554	593
New York	549	522
North Carolina	541	502
North Dakota	551	531
Ohio	551	535
Oklahoma	593	501
Oregon	576	502
Pennsylvania	524	563
Puerto Rico	600	599
Rhode Island	572	530
South Carolina	528	515
South Dakota	503	590
Tennessee	588	561
Texas	517	505
Utah	550	526
Vermont	558	512
Virgin Islands	591	599
Virginia	500	596
Washington	544	568
West Virginia	572	572
Wisconsin	543	513
Wyoming	587	574