GPA

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GPA

• Essential Question
• What does GPA stand for? How do I calculate my
  GPA?

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GPA

• GPA stands for Grade Point Average
• It is a numerical representation of all grades.
• A GPA can range from 0 to 4.0
• Each grade you earn is worth a certain number of
  points
• A4, B3, C2, D1, F0

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Calculating GPA

• To calculate a GPA, follow these steps
• Write down each letter grade
• Turn each letter grade into a number (remember A
  4, B 3, C 2,
• Add all the numbers together
• Divide by the total number of classes
• Example
• Dominick earned an A in Science, a B in Social
  Studies, an A in Math, a C in Language Arts, and
  a C in Spanish.
• He gets 4 points for each A, 3 points for his B,
  and 2 points for each C
• 4 3 4 2 2 15. He took 5 classes so we
  divide by 5.
• 15/5 3.0, Dominicks GPA is 3.0