Let's say a student is enrolled in an online class at a learning institution for a semester. His overall average grade stands at 43% in the course (Term Grade is 45%, Midterm Grade is 65%, Class Participation is 62% and Final Exam is 0%). Unfortunately, he missed his Final Exam and was given 0%. However, he has the opportunity to redo his Final Exam and needs at least an overall average of 60% to pass the course. How can you use Trial and Error and Goal Seek to find out what is the lowest grade he needs on the Final Exam to pass the class? Which method worked best for you and why?

Let's say a student is enrolled in an online class at a learning institution for a semester. His overall average grade stands at 43% in the course (Term Grade is 45%, Midterm Grade is 65%, Class Participation is 62% and Final Exam is 0%). Unfortunately, he missed his Final Exam and was given 0%. However, he has the opportunity to redo his Final Exam and needs at least an overall average of 60% to pass the course. How can you use Trial and Error and Goal Seek to find out what is the lowest grade he needs on the Final Exam to pass the class? Which method worked best for you and why?

Operations Research : Applications and Algorithms

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ISBN:9780534380588

Author:Wayne L. Winston

Publisher:Wayne L. Winston

Chapter19: Probabilistic Dynamic Programming

Section19.4: Further Examples Of Probabilistic Dynamic Programming Formulations

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Let's say a student is enrolled in an online class at a learning institution for a semester. His overall average grade stands at 43% in the course (Term Grade is 45%, Midterm Grade is 65%, Class Participation is 62% and Final Exam is 0%). Unfortunately, he missed his Final Exam and was given 0%. However, he has the opportunity to redo his Final Exam and needs at least an overall average of 60% to pass the course. How can you use Trial and Error and Goal Seek to find out what is the lowest grade he needs on the Final Exam to pass the class? Which method worked best for you and why?

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