After his first semester in college, Thomas is applying for a scholarship that has a minimum Grade ...
After his first semester in college, Thomas is applying for a scholarship that has a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement of 3.5. The point values of pertinent college grades are given in the table below. If Thomas took 3 courses, each with an equal weight for GPA calculations, and received two grades of A-, one grade of B+, and one grade of B, what is the lowest grade that Thomas could receive for his fifth class to qualify for the scholarship?
Point Values of Select Grades
Grade: A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C-
Value: 4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7
Answer/Solution
C+
Steps/Work
Grade: A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C-
Value: 4 |3.7|3.3|3| 2.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7
7.4 + 3.3 + 3 + x = 3.5 * 5
x = 17.5 - 13.7 = 3.8
Grade A is required to qualify
Answer = C+
E
Value: 4 |3.7|3.3|3| 2.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7
7.4 + 3.3 + 3 + x = 3.5 * 5
x = 17.5 - 13.7 = 3.8
Grade A is required to qualify
Answer = C+
E