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if a student gets 7 out of 10 for a component of an assignment, but that component is worth 15% of the overall assignment grade, how do i calculate what the actual number of marks the student gets for that component?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Actually, it isn't 7 x 15 divided by 10. It's (7/10) x (15/100) which is 0.105 of the total.
Then you have to decide what you are marking the whole test out of. If it's 10, like the component, its worth 0.105 x 10 or 1.05 marks. If the whole test is marked out of 100 it's worth 0.105 x 100 or 10.5 marks. If you are marking the test out of 50, it's 0.105 x 50 or 5.25 marks.
Then you have to decide what you are marking the whole test out of. If it's 10, like the component, its worth 0.105 x 10 or 1.05 marks. If the whole test is marked out of 100 it's worth 0.105 x 100 or 10.5 marks. If you are marking the test out of 50, it's 0.105 x 50 or 5.25 marks.