Assume a student received the following grades for the semester: History,B; Statistics,A; Spanish,C; and English,C. History and English are 5 credit-hour courses,Statistics a 4 credit-hour course,and Spanish is a 3 credit-hour course. If 4 grade points are assigned for an A,3 for a B,and 2 for a C,what is the weighted mean grade for the semester?
A)4.00
B)1.96
C)2.76
D)3.01

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To calculate the weighted mean grade, we need to multiply the grade points by the credit hours for each course, add them together, and then divide by the total credit hours.

For History: 3 (B grade points) x 5 (credit hours) = 15
For Statistics: 4 (A grade points) x 4 (credit hours) = 16
For Spanish: 2 (C grade points) x 3 (credit hours) = 6
For English: 2 (C grade points) x 5 (credit hours) = 10

Total grade points = 15 + 16 + 6 + 10 = 47
Total credit hours = 5 + 4 + 3 + 5 = 17

Weighted mean grade = 47/17 = 2.76

Therefore, the answer is C.

Assume a Student Received the Following Grades for the Semester