SOLUTION: if someone has a grade of 86% as their course grade and then they get a 0% on a test which counts as 20% of their final course grade, what would their final overall course grade be

Question 705276: if someone has a grade of 86% as their course grade and then they get a 0% on a test which counts as 20% of their final course grade, what would their final overall course grade be?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Since the exam counts 20%, the course grade counts 100%-20% or 80%
The formula is

Final grade = 80% of course grade + 20% of exam grade

Final grade = 80% of 86% + 20% of 0%

Final grade = (.80)(.86) + (.20)(0)

Final grade = .688 = 68.8%

Edwin

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