document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380967>Question 380967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged.  He took the following classes:  a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab.  He received a B in the art class, an A in the history class, a C in the science class, a B in the math class, and an A in the science lab.  What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #270345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=270345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The following chart shows you how the calculation is set up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Class	        Hours	Grade	Grade Points	Grade Point Hours\r\n" );
document.write( "Art	          2	  B	     3	                6\r\n" );
document.write( "History	          3	  A	     4	               12\r\n" );
document.write( "Science	          4	  C	     2	                8\r\n" );
document.write( "Mathematics	  3	  B	     3	                9\r\n" );
document.write( "Science Lab	  1	  A	     4	                4\r\n" );
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document.write( "A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged.  He took the following classes:  a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab.  He received a B in the art class, an A in the history class, a C in the science class, a B in the math class, and an A in the science lab.  What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total grade point hours are equal to 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total hours are equal to 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The grade point average = 39/13 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equates to an overall average of B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You multiply the grade points by the hours to get the grade point hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total grade point hours divided by the total hours equals the grade point average.\r<BR>\n" );
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