Question

To compute a student's Grade Point Average (GPA) for a term, the student's grades for each course are weighted by the number of credits for the course. Suppose a student had these grades: 3.5 in a 5 credit Math course 2.2 in a 2 credit Music course 2.5 in a 5 credit Chemistry course 3.2 in a 4 credit Journalism course What is the student's GPA for that term

Answer 1

Answer: 2.95

Explanation:

The students GPA for the term will be calculated as the weighted score divided by the number of units. This will be:

= (3.5 × 5) + (2.2 × 2) + (2.5 × 5) + (3.2 × 4) / (5 + 2 + 5 + 4)

= (17.5 + 4.4 + 12.5 + 12.8) / 16

= 47.2 / 16

= 2.95

Therefore, the GPA is 2.95