A student earned a 75 on a calculus exam, and she earned a 68 on a linear algebra exam. The calculus exam had a mean score of 84.0 with a standard deviation of 8.2. On the other hand, the linear algebra exam had a mean score of 75.0 with a standard deviation of 15.8. Determine which exam the student earned a better score on with respect to her peers.  Show full work.

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A student earned a 75 on a calculus exam, and she earned a 68 on a linear algebra exam. The calculus exam had a mean score of 84.0 with a standard deviation of 8.2. On the other hand, the linear algebra exam had a mean score of 75.0 with a standard deviation of 15.8. Determine which exam the student earned a better score on with respect to her peers. 

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