Okay this is going to sound really stupid but I'll ask anyway...
I need to get a $5.5$ accumulative GPA (the highest is a $7.0$). For the last $16$ classes I've done my GPA is sitting at $5.44$. I'm taking $3$ classes this semester, what would I need to get it up to $5.5$ if:
- Credit = $5.0$
- Distinction = $6.0$
- High Distinction = $7.0$
Thanks!
I understand that the sum of your grades is $87$ so far, making the average now $$\frac{87}{16} = 5.4375\approx5.44$$
Let $x$ denote the sum of your remaining three grades. Then the average of all your $19$ grades will be equal to the sum of your grades divided by $19$. The sum of your $19$ grades is of course $87+x$, meaning that you want to know the value of $x$ for which $$\frac{87+x}{19}\geq 5.5.$$
I trust you are able to solve this equation?