document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884571>Question 884571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I had a grade of 92% (which was worth 50% of the course), and then I took a final exam worth 50% and my final overall percentage for the whole course was 89%, what percentage did I receive for my final exam, and how do I calculate this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534425 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=534425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (92 + x) / 2 = 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply each side by 2 to get rid of the pesky fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92 + x = 178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 92 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 86<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "86 is a good score, but not enough to keep your grade at an A level.  You would have needed an 88 for that.  If this is a real-life situation, I would ask the instructor if there was a way to earn those two points.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the reason you divided by two was because each portion (final, coursework) was worth <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of your grade. </SPAN>\n" );
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