SOLUTION: hello, so i recently had a 90% in my algebra 2 class which is an a- at my school. i took the final and got a c on it which brought me down to an 87% which is a very low b+. i still

Question 1011062: hello, so i recently had a 90% in my algebra 2 class which is an a- at my school. i took the final and got a c on it which brought me down to an 87% which is a very low b+. i still have an essay to do which is worth 20 points and it is a test grade. i am wondering if i get the full points from the essay, will my 87 go up to at least an 89?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20 points is what percent of your total score?

if it is 20% of your total score, and the 87% represents 80% of your total score, then:

87% * .8 + 100% * .2 = 89.6%

it all depends on what the weighting factor is.

if it is only 10% of your total score, and the 87% represents 90% of your total score, then:

87% * .9 + 100% * .1 = 88.3%

it all depends on the weighting factor.

if the total points you could earn is 100 points, then 20 points is worth 20% of your total score.

it's a reasonable assumption, but you would need to check to make sure.

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