How Weighted Grades Work
Most courses do not treat every assignment equally. A final exam might count for 30% of your grade while weekly homework counts for 10%. Your course grade is a weighted average: each score is multiplied by its weight, the products are added, and the total is divided by the sum of the weights.
A Worked Example
Suppose homework (20%) is 92, the midterm (30%) is 85, and a project (25%) is 95. That is (92 ร 20) + (85 ร 30) + (95 ร 25) = 6765, divided by 75 = 90.2% so far. Notice the weights only add to 75% โ the remaining 25% is still ungraded, and the calculator handles this correctly.
Planning What You Need
Set a target grade and the calculator solves backwards: it subtracts your earned points from the target total, then divides by the remaining weight. If the answer is above 100%, the target is out of reach โ time to talk to your instructor about extra credit.
Focusing on one specific exam? Use our final grade calculator to find the exact score you need on the final.