A student has earned 32 hours of credits....

Question

A student has earned 32 hours of credits at a college where an A earns 4 GPA points a B earns 3 GPA points and a C earns 2 GPA points for each credit hour. The student has achieved 16 credit hours for A’s, 10 credit hours 4 B’s and 6 credit hours for C’s. To the nearest tenth. What is the students grade point average for all 32 hours of credit?

A) 3.0

B) 3.3

C) 3.6

D) 4.3

Answer 1

To answer this question you need to use the formula for mean, which is the average. The formula is:

1. Mean = sum of the numbers / how many

Here's how you find the GPA:

1. Multiply the credit hours for each grade by the appropriate GPA points
2. A's - 16 x 4 = 64
3. B's - 10 x 3 = 30
4. C's - 6 x 2 = 12
5. Add up the GPA points earned
6. 64 + 30 + 12 = 106
7. Divide the total GPA points by the total hours of credit
8. 106 / 32 = 3.3125
9. Round average to nearest tenth
10. 3.3125 --> 3.3