if i got a 100% on something that is worth 33% of my grade, what would that raise my 84 grade to?
If the assignment is worth 33% of your total grade and you received a perfect score (100%), then that assignment would contribute 33 points (100% of 33) to your overall grade.
Assuming your current grade is an 84, to calculate the final grade after the 100% assignment, you would add the 33 points from the assignment to your current grade:
84 + 33 = 117
Therefore, if you scored 100% on an assignment worth 33% of your grade, it would raise your 84 grade to a 117.
in a grade, 117 is not a number, the highest you can go is 100
You are correct. In a traditional grading system, the highest grade that can be achieved is 100%.
If you already have a grade of 84 and receive a 100% on an assignment worth 33% of your total grade, you would earn 33 points (100% of 33) for that assignment.
Adding those 33 points to your current grade of 84 would give you a total of 117. However, since the highest grade possible is 100, your final grade for that assignment would be capped at 100.
Therefore, earning a perfect score on an assignment worth 33% of your grade would raise your overall grade to 100, assuming all other grades remain the same.