Question

A student earned grades of C, A, B, and A in four different courses. Those courses had these corresponding numbers of credit hours: 4, 5, 1, and 5. The grading system assigns quality points to letter grades as follows: A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, and F = 0. Compute the grade point average (GPA) and round the result to two decimal places.2.183.408.753.50

Answer 1

Given:

Grades the student earned = C, A, B, A

Corresponding credit hours = 4, 5, 1, 5

The grading system assigns quality points to letter grades as follows: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0.

Required: Grade point average (GPA)

Step-by-step explanation:

Points earned = Earned grades x Corresponding credit hours

For C, points earned = 2 x 4 = 8 points

For A, points earned = 4 x 5 = 20 points

For B, points earned = 3 x 1 = 3 points

Total points earned = 8+20+3+20 = 51 points

Total credit hours = 4+5+1+5 = 15 hours

Find GPA.

`\begin{gathered} \text{Grade point average\lparen GPA\rparen=}\frac{\text{ Total points of the student}}{\text{ Total credit hours}} \\ =(51)/(15) \\ =3.40 \end{gathered}`

Final Answer: The grade point average of the student is 3.40.