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I am down to the final in Western civilization 1 and have a 96% overall. I am trying to find out how to calculate the grade I need to get on the final to pass with a 70%.
Sorry if this has been asked before just have trouble figuring out their points system.
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According to my calculations and the syllabus you already passed even with a zero on the final. If you have 96% going in now that means you earned 720/750 points available prior to the 250 point final. You just need a 700/1000 to get that 70% mark. So with a zero on the final you should have a 72%. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but that is my understanding for these course. I haven't taken one yet but will start them soon.
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#3
Thank you for the break down on the grading.
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#4
The way I keep track is that the course is worth 1000 points, so every time you earn points on your quiz, record them. All SL classes require you to earn 70% which is 700 points out of 1000.
Don't pay attention to the percentages -you can work from that of course, but my way is less mathy lol. While SL displays your %, instead go look at your points for each quiz.

So, you should write down something like this:

Quiz 1: 125 points possible --> your points are ________
Quiz 2: 125 points possible --> your points are ________
Midterm: 250 points possible --> your points are ________
Quiz 3: 125 points possible --> your points are ________
Quiz 4: 125 points possible --> your points are ________
TOTAL going into final exam: __________

Remember, 700 points is passing.

You probably have 720 points already, which means you've already passed.

If you're like my son (C's get degrees) you can just click "A" all the way down and call it done. If you want to explore more scenarios, read on:

I calculated your points by taking the percent you said you had (96%) times the points possible so far - you don't have to do this, you can just find your points and add them, but either way works. (750 x .96 =720)

If you want to know how many points you need on your final to get a certain score, that involves an additional step, but it's not that tricky. Simply determine what you want to score (let's say I want an A, which is 90%, so I need 900 points). If I already have 720, I simply subtract what I have from what I need (900-720 = 180 points on the final needed). To go one more step and see what that would be as a percent, take 180 divided by 250 = .72 move your decimal, you need 72% on the final to get a 90% in the course.

Edit to add: you can check the math to make sure you're right. You have 720 plus the 180 needed on the final and the target is 900. So, it's correct.
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Thank you for the information
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overtheedgey Wrote:I am down to the final in Western civilization 1 and have a 96% overall. I am trying to find out how to calculate the grade I need to get on the final to pass with a 70%.
Sorry if this has been asked before just have trouble figuring out their points system.

I'm about to take my final in WesternCiv and going into with the same 96%. Smile So with my current 720 I passed but would like to get this up past 90%. Fingers crossed. 2 hrs and counting. EDIT: Scored 80% 200/250. Not bad for no texbook, just by memory. So overall score of 92% for the class.
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