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Administrator's Plus Report Cards Manual - Rediker Software, Inc.

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Chapter 5<br />

Calculate Averages<br />

Examples of Final Average Calculations<br />

This is how the weighted average is calculated:<br />

1st marking period grade 90 times 20% = 1800<br />

2nd marking period grade 80 times 20% = 1600<br />

Midyear Exam grade<br />

When 7550 is divided by 90, the result is 83.88, which rounds off to a final average of<br />

84.<br />

EXAMPLE THREE:<br />

X<br />

3rd marking period grade 90 times 20% = 1800<br />

4th marking period grade 80 times 20% = 1600<br />

Final Exam grade 75 times 10% = 750<br />

TOTALS 90% 7550<br />

1st marking period grade<br />

2nd marking period grade<br />

Midyear Exam grade<br />

3rd marking period grade 90<br />

4th marking period grade 80<br />

Final Exam grade 75<br />

FINAL AVERAGE 83<br />

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EXPLANATION: The first three columns are ignored because they are blank. The 3rd<br />

and 4th marking periods count equally, since they are weighted 20% each. The Final<br />

Exam counts half of a marking period, because it has a weight of 10%. This is how the<br />

final average is calculated:<br />

1st marking period grade<br />

2nd marking period grade<br />

Midyear Exam grade<br />

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3rd marking period grade 90 times 20% = 1800<br />

4th marking period grade 80 times 20% = 1600<br />

Final Exam grade 75 times 10% = 750<br />

TOTALS 50% 4150<br />

5-14 <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Cards</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>

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