Question

Calculate than round to the nearest 2 decimal places. Is it possible to get his GPA up to a 3.0 by graduation?

Answer 1

The overall GPA is calculated by dividing the total grade points by the number of credit hours attended. Therefore, we need to calculate the total sum of the grade points by multiplying the GPA by the total number of credit hours:

For the 105 credit hours we have:

`\begin{gathered} g_1=(2.78)(105) \\ g_1=291.9 \end{gathered}`

Now we calculate the grade points for the last semester:

`\begin{gathered} g_2=(4)(15) \\ g_2=60 \end{gathered}`

Now we add both grades to get the total number of grade points:

`\begin{gathered} g=291.9+60 \\ g=351.9 \end{gathered}`

Now we divide the total grade points by the total number of credit hours:

`\begin{gathered} \text{GPA}=(351.9)/(105+15) \\ \text{GPA}=(351.9)/(120) \\ \text{GPA}=2.9 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the overall GPA is 2.9.

It is impossible to get a 3.0 GPA because the maximum possible GPA is 4.0 and that is what we use in the calculation