document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883487>Question 883487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I have a 60% on math right now. My exam is worth 30% the exam is out of a hundred. If I get 50/100 would I fail? (30% on the exam paper it is /100). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533569 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533569\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It depends upon what constitutes failing.  In most cases, a 59 is failing.  So anything less than a 60 would indeed be failing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Numerically, here's why.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your 60% is 70% of your grade.  60*.7 = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 50% score for the other 30% of your grade would be 30*.5, or 15.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 57% </SPAN>\n" );
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