If I get 20.4/30 in a 30% exam, and my final exam is marked out of 100%, What percent do I need in my final exam to get 40% overall?

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I don't understand the question. Maybe I should but I don't.

Do you mean that the mark out of 40 and the mark out of 100 are just added together and the total out of 130 is turned into a percentage?

$\\\frac{20.4+x}{130}=0.40\\\\ 20.4+x=52\\\\ x=52-20.4\\\\ x=31.6$

Melody May 13, 2015

Melody · Answer 1 · 2015-05-13T06:24:47

I don't understand the question. Maybe I should but I don't.

Do you mean that the mark out of 40 and the mark out of 100 are just added together and the total out of 130 is turned into a percentage?

$\\\frac{20.4+x}{130}=0.40\\\\ 20.4+x=52\\\\ x=52-20.4\\\\ x=31.6$