Use the formula: needed score = (target grade minus current grade x (1 minus final weight)) divided by final weight, with the weight as a decimal. For example, with an 78 average, a final worth 40 percent, and a target of 80, you need (80 - 78 x 0.6) / 0.4 = 83 on the final. A free final grade calculator solves this instantly in your browser.
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Open Final Grade Calculator → Free toolFind the score you need on your final exam to hit your target grade. Enter your current grade, the target and the final worth to get the answer.
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Open Weighted Grade Calculator →Your course grade is a weighted average: current work counts for (1 minus the final weight) and the exam counts for the weight itself. Setting that average equal to your target and solving for the exam score gives the formula above. With a 78 average and a final worth 40 percent, every course point you want above 78 costs 2.5 points on the exam, because the final is only 40 percent of the total.
If the formula returns more than 100, the target is not reachable with that exam weight, and it is better to know before you study. You can rerun the numbers against a lower target, or check whether extra credit or dropped assignments change your current average.
The one input people get wrong is the exam weight. It is in the syllabus grading breakdown, for example final exam 30 percent. If your course uses points instead of percentages, divide the exam points by the total course points to get the weight.
The target grade is not mathematically reachable with that exam weight. Lower the target or check for extra credit options.
Yes. Set the target to the passing grade, for example 60, and the calculator shows the minimum final score to pass.
In the syllabus grading policy. If the course uses points, divide the exam points by total course points.