Question

As the administration looks ahead to next year, Kyra is concentrating on finishing up this year well. Students at her school receive 4 quarter grades, a mid-term exam grade, and a final exam grade for each class. The quarter grades are all weighted equally, the mid-term exam grade is double the weight of a quarter grade, and the final exam grade is four times the weight of a quarter grade. What fraction of the final course grade is the final exam grade? Express your answer as a common fraction.

Answer 1

2/5

Explanation:

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Answer 2

2/5

Explanation:

Defining x the weight of each quarter grades (4x for the 4 quarter grades), then the weight of the mid-term exam grade is 2x, and the weight of the final exam is 4x. The addition of all grades is 4x + 2x + 4x = 10x (this represents the combination of grades that makes the final course grade).

So, the final exam grade represents 4x/10x = 2/5 of the final course grade.