Working out mark needed in exam, given assessment weightings for all parts and other marks of course?

Question

My assessment weightings for my GEOG1020 course are as follows:

Prac Milestones: 15%
Prac Reports: 45%
Final Examination: 40%

For my Prac part of the course (i.e. Milestones and Reports) I got a score of 40.5 out of 60.

What mark (out of 100) do I need to get in my exam to obtain a score of 50% for the entire course?
What mark (out of 100) do I need to get in my exam to obtain a score of 65% for the entire course?


My assessment weightings for my PSYC1020 course are as follows:

Lab Report: 30%
Lab Exam: 15%
Research Awareness: 5%
Final Exam: 50%

I got 80% for my Lab report
I got 72% for my Lab Exam
I got 100% for my Research Awareness

What mark (out of 100) do I need to get in my exam to obtain a score of 50% for the entire course?
What mark (out of 100) do I need to get in my exam to obtain a score of 65% for the entire course?


Please note that even if you say that I do not need to pass the exam, I will still study and try my hardest to obtain the highest mark possible.

Answer 1

For geography:
To get 50% overall, you only need another 9.5% out of 40%, which is 23.75% in the final exam.
To get 65% overall, you need another 24.5% out of 40%, which is 61.25% in the final exam.
For psych:
You currently have 39.8%. To get 50%, you need 10.2%/50%, which is 20.4% in the final exam.
To get 65% you need 25.2%/50%, ie 50.4% in the final exam.