Can someone help me workout what mark I need in my exam. I got; 65/100 in assignment 1 which is worth 40% 14/20 in assignment 2 which is worth 20% ? / 200 in assignment 3 which is worth 40% . The overall percentage I need to pass is 40%
Converting those percentages to decimals (just because it seems more "natural" to me), the above can be stated as:
((65/100) x 0.4) + ((14/20) x 0.2) + ((? / 200) * 0.4) = 0.40
So then we need to resolve the parts we can, and then re-arrange what's left:
In other words, Assignment 1 and Assignment 2 have already given you enough marks to achieve 40% overall. If you were to score 0 / 200 in Assignment 3 you'd end up with exactly 40% overall.
Perhaps you should set you sights higher than a simple "pass". Are there percentages which will earn you a merit, a distinction, etc.?