document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823095>Question 823095</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I want to find what I need to get on an exam to pass my class. a 65% is passing, and in quarter 1 my grade was a 50%, in quarter 2 it was 72%, and my semester average is 61. I just need a 65%, and my schools grading system is 43% Quarter 1, 43% Quarter 2, and 14% for my final exam. I just need to get my semester grade up 4%. what do I need to get on my exam to get that? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You really screwed up the first quarter which counts a lot and the final doesn't count much. So it won't help raise your average much.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".43*50+.43*72+.14*x=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get a 65 average you need  89.5714 on the final<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".14x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4/.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28.57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To increase by 4 points on the final, you have to improve by 28.57 on the final.<BR>\n" );
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