Question

To compute a student's Grade Point Average (GPA) for a term, the student's grades for each course are weighted by the number of credits for the course. Suppose a student had these grades: 3.7 in a 5 credit Math course 1.8 in a 3 credit Music course 2.8 in a 5 credit Chemistry course 2.8 in a 4 credit Journalism course What is the student's GPA for that term

Answer 1

Answer:

2.89, rounded to the nearest hundredth

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that GPA is weighted by credits, we must first multiply each grade by its credit amount and sum those up to weigh the credits. Then, we divide by the total amount of credits to get the GPA per credit.

So, we start with math,

3.7 *5 + 1.8 *3 + 2.8 * 5 + 2.8 * 4 = 49.1 as the total GPA weighted per credit.

Then, to find the average per credit, we divide by the total amount of credits, which is 5 + 3 + 5 + 4 = 17.

Our answer is 49.1/17 = 2.89, rounded to the nearest hundredth