Brandon A.
asked 05/14/23Can someone help me with this math calculation problem please
Sean's exam grades:
Exam 1- 74.29%
Exam 2- 71.43%
Exam 3- 65.71%
Exam 4- 65.71%
** Exams are worth 75% of Sean's grade, weighing the lowest score 50% relative to the other three
Sean's Discussion grade is 97.25%, which is 25% of his grade.
Question: What is Sean's total grade calculation (in percentage)?
1 Expert Answer
Inactive Tutor answered 05/14/23
take the weighted average. 75% means a weight of 3
25% means a weight of 1
multiply the average of the 4 final exams by 3
add to the discussion grade
then divide by 4
(74.29+ 71.43+65.71+65.71)/4=145.72+ 131.42= 277.14/4=69.285= 75%
3(69.285)=207.855
97.25=25%
[3(69.285)+97.25]/4 = 305.105/4 = 76.27625 % = Final Grade
suggest you use a calculator
I didn't so no guarantee it's errorless above
rough check on the answer
round things off
about 70 on the exams
about 100 for the discussion grade
3(70)+100 = 310
310/4 = 74.5 = close to 76, within 1 1/2 %
Sean gets a C letter grade
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Inactive Tutor
Setting aside the math issues with this question, are exams really scored to two decimal places these days??!!05/14/23