SOLUTION: A student earned grades of 88​, 74​, 76​, and 78 on her four regular tests. She earned a grade of 78 on the final exam and 84 on her class projects. Her combined

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Question 988640: A student earned grades of 88​, 74​, 76​, and 78 on her four regular tests. She earned a grade of 78 on the final exam and 84 on her class projects. Her combined homework grade was 84. The four regular tests count for​ 40% of the final​ grade, the final exam counts for 20​%, the project counts for​ 10%, and homework counts for 30​%. What is her weighted mean​ grade? Round to one decimal place.
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A student earned grades of 88​, 74​, 76​, and 78 on her four regular tests.
She earned a grade of 78 on the final exam and 84 on her class projects.
Her combined homework grade was 84.
The four regular tests count for​ 40% of the final​ grade, the final exam counts for 20​%, the project counts for​ 10%, and homework counts for 30​%.
What is her weighted mean​ grade? Round to one decimal place.
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Find the average of the first 4 tests
%2888%2B74%2B76%2B78%29%2F4 = 79
:
av = %284%2879%29+%2B+2%2878%29+%2B+84+%2B+3%2884%29%29%2F10
av = %28316+%2B+156+%2B+84+%2B+252%29%2F10
av = 808%2F10
av = 80.8