I have an 85 in my math class. I am about to take an exam that is 35% of my grade. How many points can my average in the class go down if I were to fail it?

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anonymous · Answer

Depends on how bad you fail it. There is a difference between 40% and 20%

anonymous · Answer

So 85 represents what % of your math grade?

anonymous · Answer

Its my overall percentage in the class. I'm curious to know how low my grade will be if I were to fail the exam.

anonymous · Answer

Getting a 60% on the exam will bring you down to 76% in the class.

anonymous · Answer

55.25 + (TEST GRADE x .35)  = FINAL GRADE

anonymous · Answer

Yes, use that to solve for any grade you might get. ^^

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much you guys for your responses. Really appreciate it! ^u^ I'm gonna give @nelsonjedi the medal for this one, since he gave me a formula to go by. :) You were both great help! :)