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The mean test score for 48 male high school students is 23.6 and the population standard...

The mean test score for 48 male high school students is 23.6 and the population standard deviation is 4.6

The mean test score for 58 female high school students is 20.6 and the population standard deviation is 4.2 At α=0.01,

can you reject the claim that male and female high school students have equal test scores?

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