SOLUTION: In a college, some courses contribute more towards an overall GPA than other courses. For example, a science class is worth 4 points; mathematics is worth 3 points; History is wort

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Question 30234: In a college, some courses contribute more towards an overall GPA than other courses. For example, a science class is worth 4 points; mathematics is worth 3 points; History is worth 2 points; and English is worth 3 points. The values of the grade letters are as follows, A= 4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. What is the GPA of a student who made a “C” in Trigonometry, a “B” in American History, an “A” in Botany, and a “B” in Microbiology?
how does this work out and what type of formula do i need to use??
thank you

Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends on what s/he got on the other subjects.... but we will work with those four courses
You would find the average: sum them all up and divide by the number of courses
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What is the GPA of a student who made a “C” in Trigonometry, a “B” in American History, an “A” in Botany, and a “B” in Microbiology?
((C)+(B)+(A)+(B))/4
(2 + 3 + 4 + 3)/4
(12)/4
3.0 GPA for those four courses