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Which one did I do better on?

Last year I took 2 IGCSEs, and got a C on both of them. However, I am trying to find out something - which one did I do the best on?

The details of my marks are as follows:

IGCSE Geography
My mark was 80/180, which is a C.
To get a C you need 78, and to get a B you need 95.

IGCSE History
My mark was 57/100, which is a C.
To get a C you need 55, and to get a B you need 64.

So based on this, which subject out of the 2 would you say I did better on?
If any mathematicians could work this out with maths, that would be helpful.
(edited 8 years ago)
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Original post by _jarv_
Last year I took 2 IGCSEs, and got a C on both of them. However, I am trying to find out something - which one did I do the best on?

The details of my marks are as follows:

IGCSE Geography
My mark was 80/180, which is a C.
To get a C you need 78, and to get a B you need 95.

IGCSE History
My mark was 57/100, which is a C.
To get a C you need 55, and to get a B you need 64.

So based on this, which subject out of the 2 would you say I did better on?
Any mathematicians bringing maths into this would be helpful.


ok so im not very good at maths or anything but you got 57/100 in history which is 57% and you got 80/180 in geography what is 44% so based on that I would say history but tbh thats not really looking at the grade boundaries so i dont have a clue haha sorry
Reply 2
Yeah based on percentages History wins. But taking the grade boundaries into account as well, what do people think?
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Original post by _jarv_
Last year I took 2 IGCSEs, and got a C on both of them. However, I am trying to find out something - which one did I do the best on?

The details of my marks are as follows:

IGCSE Geography
My mark was 80/180, which is a C.
To get a C you need 78, and to get a B you need 95.

IGCSE History
My mark was 57/100, which is a C.
To get a C you need 55, and to get a B you need 64.

So based on this, which subject out of the 2 would you say I did better on?
If any mathematicians could work this out with maths, that would be helpful.


I would say History because you were proportionally nearer the B grade boundary.

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