document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131113>Question 131113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An instructor bases final grades on the following scale:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Item	Weight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term papers	30%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tests	20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "homework	10%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final exam	40%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the final average of a student who earned the following scores:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term paper 1-	85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term paper 2-	93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 1-	80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 2-	88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 3-	92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "homework total	95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final exam	81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When using weighted average how do you figure the term paper and test scores. I averaged each category (for papers and tests) and then did weighted average, is this correct?? My final answer was 85.93%. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95737 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95737\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An instructor bases final grades on the following scale:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Item Weight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term papers 30%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tests 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "homework 10%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final exam 40%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the final average of a student who earned the following scores:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term paper 1- 85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "term paper 2- 93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 1- 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 2- 88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test 3- 92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "homework total 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final exam 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When using weighted average how do you figure the term paper and test scores. I averaged each category (for papers and tests) and then did weighted average, is this correct?? My final answer was 85.93%. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the three test scores; divide by 300 to get their average; multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 0.20 to properly weight their contribution to the final grade.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the term paper scores; divide by 200 to get their average; multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by 0.30 to properly weight their contribution to the final grade.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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