SOLUTION: if a test is worth 75 points and there are 80 questions how do i calculate the grades. for example a student has 44 correct out of 80 questions. the whole test is worth 75 pts

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Question 884137: if a test is worth 75 points and there are 80 questions how do i calculate the grades. for example a student has 44 correct out of 80 questions. the whole test is worth 75 pts

Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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i believe it's going to be 44/80 * 75 = 41.25 points.

if you got 80 out of 80, your score would have been 75 points because 80/80 * 75 = 75.

44/80 = .55 = 55% on the test.

if the test is worth 75 point, then you got 55% of 75 = .55 * 75 = 41.25.