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Percentages question.. please help as i need to work out my final grade!

Hi everyone.. I want a first in this degree.. i will put a breakdown of my results and the percentages.. can someone tell me what the minimal grade i will need in order to get a first please? My grades are not awesome at all but pLEASE HELP ME.. i would really appreciate it! kindah panicking right now!

Module A- worth 37.5%

Module B- worth 25%

Module C- 37.5%

I have just received Module A results and i have got 55.38% in in it.

module B is made up of 2 papers.. one is worth 75% and the other 25%

module C is made up of a dissertation which is worth 80% and another exam worth 20%.


what grades do i need in minimal to make up a first class honours (which is 70% overall) is it even possible?!

if i do extremely well in exam.. so considering i do well in all exams.. can someone put this into account too as I'm not good at writing dissertations!

please help!

also.. i found the following equation... dont really understand it... maybe this might help you guys.
(A x 37.5/100) + (B x 25/100) + (C x 37.5/100) = Final Mark
Reply 1
Original post by Honey:)
Hi everyone.. I want a first in this degree.. i will put a breakdown of my results and the percentages.. can someone tell me what the minimal grade i will need in order to get a first please? My grades are not awesome at all but pLEASE HELP ME.. i would really appreciate it! kindah panicking right now!

Module A- worth 37.5%

Module B- worth 25%

Module C- 37.5%

I have just received Module A results and i have got 55.38% in in it.

module B is made up of 2 papers.. one is worth 75% and the other 25%

module C is made up of a dissertation which is worth 80% and another exam worth 20%.


what grades do i need in minimal to make up a first class honours (which is 70% overall) is it even possible?!

if i do extremely well in exam.. so considering i do well in all exams.. can someone put this into account too as I'm not good at writing dissertations!

please help!

also.. i found the following equation... dont really understand it... maybe this might help you guys.
(A x 37.5/100) + (B x 25/100) + (C x 37.5/100) = Final Mark

Use this formula:

Final percentage=20.7675+0.1875B1+0.0625B2+0.3C1+0.075C2\text{Final percentage} = 20.7675 + 0.1875B_1 + 0.0625B_2 + 0.3C_1 + 0.075C_2

B1B_1 is your percentage for the 75% paper of module B and B2B_2 is your percentage for the other module B paper.

C1C_1 is your module C dissertation percentage and C2C_2 is your module C exam percentage.
(edited 8 years ago)
Reply 2
Original post by notnek
Use this formula:

Final percentage=20.7675+18.75B1+6.25B2+30C1+7.5C2\text{Final percentage} = 20.7675 + 18.75B_1 + 6.25B_2 + 30C_1 + 7.5C_2

B1B_1 is your percentage for the 75% paper of module B and B2B_2 is your percentage for the other module B paper.

C1C_1 is your module C dissertation percentage and C2C_2 is your module C exam percentage.


how do i use this formula?
Reply 3
Original post by Honey:)
how do i use this formula?

Check my edit above. I changed the formula to this:

Final percentage=20.7675+0.1875B1+0.0625B2+0.3C1+0.075C2\text{Final percentage} = 20.7675 + 0.1875B_1 + 0.0625B_2 + 0.3C_1 + 0.075C_2

E.g. if you got 40% in B1 you would do

20.7675 + 0.1875 x 40 + ....

You do the same for all the other papers and add it all together.
Reply 4
Original post by notnek
Check my edit above. I changed the formula to this:

Final percentage=20.7675+0.1875B1+0.0625B2+0.3C1+0.075C2\text{Final percentage} = 20.7675 + 0.1875B_1 + 0.0625B_2 + 0.3C_1 + 0.075C_2

E.g. if you got 40% in B1 you would do

20.7675 + 0.1875 x 40 + ....

You do the same for all the other papers and add it all together.


what are my minimum marks i can get if i want 70% in total??
Reply 5
Original post by Honey:)
what are my minimum marks i can get if i want 70% in total??

What do you mean by 'minimum marks'?

E.g. you could get 5% in one paper and 95% in another and get over 70%.

You should experiment with different marks that you think you could get and see what the formula gives you.
Original post by Honey:)
how do i use this formula?


[QUOTE=Honey[excludedFace]smile[/excludedFace];62595491]what are my minimum marks i can get if i want 70% in total??

Don't medical students have to understand figures so that when they become doctors they don't kill patients with wrong dosages of drugs??? :s-smilie:
Reply 7
Original post by notnek
What do you mean by 'minimum marks'?

E.g. you could get 5% in one paper and 95% in another and get over 70%.

You should experiment with different marks that you think you could get and see what the formula gives you.


for the different modules.. what are the marks i need to get 70? is it even possible? say i was aiming for 80% and above in each paper?
Reply 8
Original post by Honey:)
for the different modules.. what are the marks i need to get 70? is it even possible? say i was aiming for 80% and above in each paper?

If you got 80% in everything:

20.7675 + (0.1875 x 80) + (0.0625 x 80) + (0.3 x 80) + (0.075 x 80) = 70.7675

So you would get over 70%.


Please try using the formula yourself if you need more information. Let me know if you still don't understand how to use it.

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