Exercise 1
Savitri's marks in Kashmiri are as follows: out of in internal tests, out of in the project, and out of in the final exam. The annual percentage score is calculated by combining the internals, project, and final exam in the ratio . Which of the following expression(s) gives her annual score (as a percentage) in Kashmiri?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
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Each mark as a percentage of its own maximum:
\[\frac{35}{50}\times 100 = 70,\qquad \frac{44}{60}\times 100 = \frac{220}{3},\qquad \frac{80}{100}\times 100 = 80 \]
Weighted mean with weights \(\displaystyle 3, 4, 5\):
\[\frac{70\times 3+\dfrac{220}{3}\times 4+80\times 5}{3+4+5} = \frac{2710/3}{12} = \frac{1355}{18}\approx 75.28\% \](i)
\[\frac{35\times 3+44\times 4+80\times 5}{12} = \frac{681}{12} = 56.75 \neq 75.28 \]
Raw marks are out of $\displaystyle 50$, $\displaystyle 60$ and $\displaystyle 100$, so they are not on one scale. Not correct.(ii)
\[\frac{0.35\times 3+0.44\times 4+0.80\times 5}{12} = \frac{6.81}{12} = 0.5675 \neq 75.28 \]
Every mark is divided by $\displaystyle 100$, not by its own maximum. Not correct.(iii)
\[\frac{\dfrac{7}{10}\times 3+\dfrac{11}{15}\times 4+\dfrac{4}{5}\times 5}{12}\times 100 = \frac{271/30}{12}\times 100 = \frac{1355}{18} \]
Fractions of each maximum, weighted, then converted to a percentage. Correct.(iv)
\[\frac{70\times 3+\dfrac{220}{3}\times 4+80\times 5}{12} = \frac{1355}{18} \]
This is the weighted mean of the percentages itself. Correct.Answer: (iii) and (iv); the annual score is \(\displaystyle \frac{1355}{18}\approx 75.28\%\).