If you are getting a B in everything else in this class but you don't do any of the news item write ups(which are 9% of your grade, then will your final grade be a B? If not a B, then what will your final grade be?
What grading scale is being used?
To determine your final grade in the class, we need to consider the weight of each component. If the news item write-ups are worth 9% of your grade, and you don't do any of them, we need to calculate how your overall percentage will be affected.
Let's assume that the rest of your grades (excluding the news item write-ups) average out to a B. A B is typically considered to be in the range of 80-89%.
To calculate your final grade, we can use the following steps:
1. Determine the percentage equivalent of a B. Let's assume this is 85%.
2. Multiply the B percentage by its weight (weight = 91% or 100% - 9%, as write-ups are 9% of your grade). In this case, 85% * 91% = 77.35%.
3. Calculate the remaining percentage for your other grades. Since the write-ups constitute 9% and the B grade already makes up 7.35% (100% - 91%), the rest of your grade is 7.35%.
4. Multiply the remaining percentage by the average grade for the other components (B = 85%). In this case, 7.35% * 85% = 6.2475%.
5. Add the two percentages together (77.35% + 6.2475%) to get your final grade. This totals to 83.5975%.
Therefore, if you don't do any of the news item write-ups, your final grade in the class would be approximately 83.6%. This is slightly below a B grade.