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Super easy quick math question

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LittleFoot
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hey i suck at math really badly but i currently have 66 % in a class and im doing a test tomorrow worth 20 % of the semester. how much do i need to get on the test to pass the class?
May 16 2011 12:03AM
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PJS.
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maybe you should get off ns
May 16 2011 12:04AM
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LittleFoot
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Ive been working on other shit all day, and only came on ns for 2 seconds to ask a super easy math question that i cant figure out because i suck at math

inb4 do it yourself because you were being mean to me
May 16 2011 12:06AM
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607.
Posts: 521 - Karma: 35
.8*66 + .2*X= Your grade in the class... X is the grade you get ont he test. if you want a 70 in the class you need an 86 on the test
May 16 2011 12:09AM
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emopoppins
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well dude your stupid because you're obviously already passing. they measure that shit in letters not numbers stupid, and anyways numbers count more than letters so even if you were getting a 1 in the class you'd still be doing better than if they gave you a letter. unless you got a 0 because that looks like a capital o (O in case you wondered what it looked like) and then you'd be failing because i dont think they measure grades in the united states with a o, just a b c d f (they missed e, seriously they leave it out everytime i've been in school for 12 years i graduated last year i know this stuff)
May 16 2011 12:09AM
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Trollolo
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66 x .80 = if you don't write anything = 52.8%

You don't even need to write it.

May 16 2011 12:10AM
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no_steeze
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who let you back on ns?
May 16 2011 12:17AM
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LittleFoot
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thank you so much, thats exactly what i was looking for. So it looks like I can fail this test by a little bit and still end up passing the class. I know ill pass it because I pretty much know all the stuff.
May 16 2011 12:29AM
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Trollolo
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np. Hope its not math lol
May 16 2011 12:40AM
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Xivinas
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Assuming you're at 66% for ALL previous work done in this class, and this next test is worth the final 20%. You're already passing with 52.8% assuming you get a 0 on the exam. GL.
May 16 2011 12:52AM
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BenWhit
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hahahahahaha oh the irony.

what's your passing grade cutoff? 60? 65? 70?
May 16 2011 12:58AM
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CassiusClay
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With a 66 you're golden, its clear you "know all the stuff", I wouldn't put it past you to ace the test................. hahaha good luck!
May 16 2011 3:24AM
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eheath
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where the fuck do you live that 50% is passing?
May 16 2011 3:27AM
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.AR6rider.
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I just finished a pharmacology class where 45% was a C.
May 16 2011 4:04AM
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B.Aussie
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40% is a pass in Australian High Schools.
May 16 2011 7:01AM
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Keith.
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50% is passing in all Canadian high schools(except for maybe private and whatnot)
May 16 2011 7:09AM
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Mike-O
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In Finland it's often

100-93 A
92-86 B
85-76 C
75-64 D
63-55 E

Under 55 F


We have a completely different grading system though in-and-out.
May 16 2011 7:12AM
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DOSE.
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^ All those schools have ridiculously low standards.
May 16 2011 7:14AM
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yojimbo
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man thats weak, when I was in highschool you needed a 70 to pass
May 16 2011 7:14AM
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Mike-O
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...or just different grading systems.
May 16 2011 7:18AM
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BIGben*
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Not in quebec, us its 60%
May 16 2011 8:42AM
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DISKHNT
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Only if you are pov and go to a public school.
May 16 2011 8:43AM
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B.Aussie
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Or the opposite and go to a selective private school where the marks work on a scaling system as most of the class are smart or study their arses off.
May 16 2011 9:03AM
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eheath
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curves are different.
May 16 2011 9:41AM
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yuck
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wtf you have an E?

that seems really weird lol but i guess its totally different
May 16 2011 9:57AM
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-Mugatu
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Lets be serious, Quebec isn't a part of Canada.
May 16 2011 10:01AM
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Mike-O
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We don't have letters at all, I just put those in your grading order (that I thought would have an E).

Compulsory education:
We have 10+ (best) to 4 (fail).

5- means you passed.

College level:

5 (best) to 0 (fail).

1 means you pass.


In addition to those, we have Latin grades in some universities and high school diplomas (L, E, M, C, B, A, I). These roughly translate to the 10-4 system.
May 16 2011 10:48AM
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quaive
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65% is a fail at my school..
May 16 2011 11:01AM
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quaive
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~dub post~
65% is the cutoff*
May 16 2011 11:01AM
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BenWhit
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hahaha this just makes me think of Summer Heights High. hilarious.
May 16 2011 11:19AM
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failtown
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No, all those schools teach a lot HARDER standards, meaning they learn more but may not do as well in the class.
May 16 2011 11:23AM
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NickSki.
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Fucking dumbass. Its Canada. They measure in percents.....
May 16 2011 2:38PM
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Banane.
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No, not
May 16 2011 2:41PM
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Banane.
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In quebec....
May 16 2011 2:42PM
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Peter.
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puck you miss, puck you with a p
May 16 2011 2:53PM
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BenWhit
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but he's a ranga' sir, he's got red 'aiiir like an orangutan.
May 16 2011 3:16PM
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zues
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this
May 16 2011 3:28PM
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corona
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makes sense that 50% is a pass. You get over that and you know a majority of the material meaning you should pass the course. Won't mean you get a degree with a grade like that. For my program you need a GPA of 4.5 to graduate, so 65%. So you can pass all your classes yet not graduate.
May 16 2011 4:02PM
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corona
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but yea. Here it's:

80-90% - A
70-80% - B
60-70% - C
50-60% - D
0-49%   - F

But you still need an overall average of 65% in most programs to graduate.
May 16 2011 4:04PM
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LittleFoot
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whatever, thanks though everyone. i raped that test in the asshole
May 17 2011 10:13PM
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Mr.Gaga
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Untill university! Depending on how hard the course is D will be 40% for a hard course, 50% for average and 60% for easy ones. Depends on program and university aswell.
May 17 2011 10:33PM
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geteducated
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there is no point in finding the answer to this. just do the best you can.
May 17 2011 11:42PM
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