Question

A student's grade is a weighted calculation as follows: Homework is worth 20%, Midterm Exam is worth 30%, Discussion is worth 20%, and Final Exam is worth 30%. If Jimmy has the following averages, compute his grade. Home work 85% Midterm Exam 74% Discussions 99% Final Exam 78% a. 84.2% b. 84% c. 82.4% d. 82%

Answer 1

Jimmy's grade, calculated using the weights allocated to homework, midterm exam, discussions, and the final exam, is 82.4%

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to compute Jimmy's grade, each of his averages needs to be multiplied by the weight it carries, and the results are summed to get the overall grade. Let's apply this to the data:

• Homework: 85% * 20% = 17%
• Midterm exam: 74% * 30% = 22.2%
• Discussions: 99% * 20% = 19.8%
• Final Exam: 78% * 30% = 23.4%

By adding these values together, we get: 17% + 22.2% + 19.8% + 23.4% = 82.4%.

So Jimmy's overall grade, based on these weighted outcomes, is 82.4% which corresponds to option c. 82.4%.

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