Question

A student earned grades of 78, 72, 74, and 88 on her four regular tests. She earned a grade of 79 on the final exam and 88 on her class projects. Her combined homework grade was 89. The four regular

tests count for 40% of the final grade, the final exam counts for 20%, the project counts for 10%, and homework counts for 30% What is her weighted mean grade? Round to one decimal place.
O A. 82.5
OB. 71.0
O C. 63.6
OD. 81.5

Answer 1

A: 82.5

Explanation:

Average score of the 4 regular tests = (78 + 72 + 74 + 88)/4 = 78

We are told;

- the regular tests account for 40% of the final grade.

- final exam counts for 20%

- project counts for 10%

- homework counts for 30%

Thus;

weighted mean grade = (40% × 78) + (20% × 79) + (10% × 88) + (30% × 89) = 82.5