Simple math problem..

GoldenBear

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I can't figure this damn thing out :(

Okay, say a guy gets an 85% in his homework category, and a 95% in his tests category, and his final grade is a 93.5, what is each category weighted as?
 

thEnEuRoMancER

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85*x + 95*(1-x) = 93.5

Now you do the math, x is the weight for homeworks and (1-x) is weight for tests.
 

virtuamike

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Sorry don't have a calculator, but I got 15% for hw. Someone else want to check that?
 

Static911

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i'm sure u got an A in the class golden bear

vituamike is correct..hw is 15%, test = 85% assuming u have no final

o yeah: i'm still an ass eh? :)

static911