Kevin’s verbal score is 610 is 140 points above the mean,which is 470. the standard deviation is 121 so his verbal score is 140/121≈1.16 standard deviations above the mean. Kevins quantitative score of 700 is 150 points above the mean, which is 500. The standard deviation is 148, so his quantitative score is 150/148 ≈ 1.01 standard deviation above the mean.Thus, Kevins verbal score is better than his quantitative score.
