document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033280>Question 1033280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michael gets test grades of 73, 80, 85, and 88. He gets a 88 on his final exam. Find the weighted mean if the tests each count for 15% and the final exam counts for 40% of the final grade. Round to one decimal place. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647854 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=647854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the weighted mean would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".15 * (73 + 80 + 85 + 88) + .4 * 88 = 84.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by the distributive law of multiplication, this is equivalent to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".15 * 73 + .15 * 80 + .15 * 85 + .15 * 88 + .4 * 88.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15% is equal to 15/100 = .15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40% is equal to 40/100 = .40\r<BR>\n" );
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