Question

Tim’s quizzes count for 50% of his grade, his notes counts for 20% of his grade, and tests count for 30% of his grade. If he has quiz scores of 5, 2, and 9, notes scores of 3, 9, and 5, and test scores of 9, 5, and 9, his overall score is _____. Do not round your answer.

Answer 1

To find Tim's overall score, first we must find the sum of his scores from quizzes, notes, and tests.

Hence, we have

quizzes = (5 + 2 + 9) = 16/3
notes = (3 + 9 + 5)/3 = 17/3
tests = (9 + 5 + 9)/3 = 23/3

Now, we must consider the percentage that these tests contribute to his overall score. So we have the following:

quizzes = 0.5(16)/3 = 8/3
notes = 0.2(17)/3 = 3.4/3
tests = 0.3(23)/3 = 6.9/3

We now add these to find the overall score which is 8 /3+ 3.4/3 + 6.9/3 = 18.3/3 = 6.1.

Thus, Tim's overall score is 6.1.

Answer: 6.1