Calculating Your Grade

How did you get a C in Spanish? Let's find out. This is a good way to know what your grades will be before you get your report card. Also, you can check to see if the grade your teacher gave you is right. Teachers make mistakes, too! Here's what you need to calculate your final grade in any class:
 
 

So, you make a list of all the grades you have recieved. Here's what you find:
 
 

Homework 94, 87, 92, 85, 83, 89, 79, 91, 83, 90
Quizzes 89, 86, 90, 83, 84
Tests 81, 87, 78

Next, average the grades within each category to get one grade for each.
 
 

Homework 87.3
Quizzes 86.4
Tests 82

Your Spanish teacher has told you that homework is worth 25% of your total grade; quizzes are worth 30%; and tests are worth 45%. The last step to calculating your grade is multiplying each category's grade by the percentage that is assigned to it. Add these three numbers to get your final grade.
 
 

Homework 87.3 x 25% = 87.3 x .25 = 21.825
Quizzes 86.4 x 30% = 86.4 x .30 = 25.92
Tests 82 x 45% = 82 x .45 = 36.9
Total 21.825 + 25.92 + 36.9 = 84.645

Your final grade is 84.645! Most teachers round the final grades, so your rounded grade is 85, which gives you a C in Spanish.

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