SOLUTION: If I have a 65% in my class, what mark do I have to get on my final exam that is worth 40% to keep a 65%?

Question 818086: If I have a 65% in my class, what mark do I have to get on my final exam that is worth 40% to keep a 65%?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Final Exam worth 40% of your overall grade

Everything else is 100 - 40 = 60% of your grade

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(weight of everything else)*(current grade) + (weight of final exam)*(final exam grade) = final overall grade

0.60*0.65 + 0.40x = 0.65

0.39 + 0.40x = 0.65

0.40x = 0.65 - 0.39

0.40x = 0.26

x = 0.26/0.40

x = 0.65

So if you get a 65% on the final exam, then you'll have a 65% overall in the class.
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