<p>Ok so my school has this thing where your semester grade is 40% of your first quarter 40% of your second quarter and 20% of your final. So if I have a 84% in a class first quarter what do I need to get next quarter and on my final to get an A in the semester?? How does this work??</p>
<p>There’s a range of values that could work. Assuming an A was a 92, getting a 100 on your second quarter and a 92 on your final would result in a final average of 92. To adjust from there, for every one point lower on your quarter you need to achieve an additional 2 points on your final. If an A is lower than 92 you’ll have an easier time of it. If you still have questions, I recommend discussing with your teacher. You may find that there are additional projects or extra credit assignments you could do to raise your first or second quarter scores.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks! An A in my school is an 89.51 or above… so basically I need then a 96 on my 2nd quarter and a 96 on my final??</p>
<p>If you’re on a 10 point scale (Anything that rounds up to 90 and higher for an A) , then the 84 you have now with a 96 2nd semester and 90 on the final will give you a 90 average.</p>
<p>To think about it another way, the first quarter and second quarter grades need to average themselves out. So since your first quarter grade was 6 points below an A (90-6=84) your second quarter grades need to be 6 points above an A (96). With only those two factors to consider you’d now have a 90. As long as you don’t score lower than a 90 on your final, you can’t possibly pull that average down (to geek out even further, since the final is only 20% of your grade, it will only affect your final score by one point for every 4 it deviates from your prior average-- so even if you scored an 89, it would only pull your final score to 89.75). For more math learning along these lines, check out this video from Khan Academy: [Averages</a> - YouTube](<a href=“Averages | Linear equations | Algebra I | Khan Academy - YouTube”>Averages | Linear equations | Algebra I | Khan Academy - YouTube)</p>
<p>I envy you guys. My school uses an illogical 4.7 GPA scale and a modified 7 point grading scale. So at my school a 90 is a B, 91 and 92 are B+ and 93-94 are A- 95,96,97,98 are A and 99 is an A+ (You cant get an 100).</p>