GPA

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GPA

• Essential Question
• How do I calculate my GPA?

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GPA

• GPA stands for Grade Point Average
• It is a numerical representation of all grades.
• A traditional GPA can range from 0 to 4.0
• Each grade you earn is worth a certain number of
  points
• A4, B3, C2, D1, F0
• Remember 100 - 90 A
• 89 - 80 B
• 79 - 74 C
• 73 - 70 D
• lt 70 F

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Calculating GPA

• To calculate a GPA, follow these steps
• Write down each letter grade
• Turn each letter grade into a number (remember A
  4, B 3, C 2,
• Add all the numbers together
• Divide by the total number of classes
• Example
• Dominick earned an A in Science, a B in Social
  Studies, an A in Math, a C in Language Arts, and
  a C in French.
• He gets 4 points for each A, 3 points for his B,
  and 2 points for each C
• 4 3 4 2 2 15. He took 5 classes so we
  divide by 5.
• 15/5 3.0, Dominicks GPA is 3.0

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Practice Problems

1. Johns grades math A, science B, Language
   Arts C, Social Studies D, AVID B, French C.
2. Alexias grades AVID A, Social Studies, A,
   Language Arts A, Math B, Science B, French
   A, Art A.
3. Calvins grades Art C, French A, Math B,
   Science A, LA B, Social Studies - B, Reading
   - B