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B0/2 pts
A friend has a 81% average before the final exam for a course. That score includes everything but
the final, which counts for 20% of the course grade.
What is the best course grade your friend can earn?
What is the minimum score would your friend would need on the final to earn a 75% for the course?
Give answers accurate to at least one decimal place.
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Answer 1

The best course grade your friend can earn is 0.848 = 84.8%.

The minimum score would your friend would need on the final to earn a 75% for the course is of 0.51 = 51%.

Explanation:

This is a weighed average problem, in which we multiply each grade by its weight.

We have that:

In 80% of the course, the friend has a grade of 81%.

In the other 20%, he will have x.

What is the best course grade your friend can earn?

This will happen if he earns 100% = 1 on the final test. So

`G = 0.8*0.81 + 0.2*1 = 0.848`

The best course grade your friend can earn is 0.848 = 84.8%.

What is the minimum score would your friend would need on the final to earn a 75% for the course?

This is x, when the grade is 0.75. So

`0.75 = 0.8*0.81 + 0.2x`

`0.2x = 0.75 - 0.8*0.81`

`x = (0.75 - 0.8*0.81)/(0.2)`

`x = 0.51`

The minimum score would your friend would need on the final to earn a 75% for the course is of 0.51 = 51%.