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Anonymous asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 10 years ago

My assignment is 20% of my grade and i have a 92.14% in that class what would my grade be if i received a 0 on?

My assignment is 20% of my grade and i have a 92.14% in that class what would my grade be if i received a 0 on my assignment?

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  • 10 years ago
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    What part is 20% of anything? Since "percent" means "out of 100," 20% means "20 out of 100." This is equivalent to 20/100 which reduces to 1/5, or one out of five.

    Since your assignment is worth "one out of five", a simple way to understand what it is worth is to add 92.14 four times, zero one time, then divide by 5.

    92.14 + 92.14 + 92.14 + 92.14 + 0 = 368.56

    (Or, 92.14 * 4 = 368.56)

    Now, either multiply by 20% (20/100) or (0.20), or divide by 5.

    368.56 / 5 = 73.712

    This means a zero that counts as 20% of a grade when you alreadly have an average of 92.14% would reduce that score to an average of 73.712.

    What if you made at least a score of 50 on this assignment?

    (92.14 * 4) + 50 = 368.56 + 50 = 418.56

    Now, to get the new average, either multiply by 20%, (20/100), or 0.20, or divide by 5.

    418.56 / 5 = 83.712 (This score or average no doubt would be better).

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