Question 883487
It depends upon what constitutes failing.  In most cases, a 59 is failing.  So anything less than a 60 would indeed be failing.
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Numerically, here's why.
Your 60% is 70% of your grade.  60*.7 = 42
A 50% score for the other 30% of your grade would be 30*.5, or 15.
Total = 57%