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How do CA percentages work?

  • 23-12-2015 5:52pm
    #1
    mariecxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭


    So this is probably a really stupid question but how do CA percentages work? I'm a first year student and whenever I ask anyone they seem to be just as confused as me! For example, I have an economics exam in January. I already have earned roughly 20% in assignments/ exams throughout semester 1. Does this mean I literally need to only get 20% in my semester 1 exam in order to pass?


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  • #2
    user.name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭user.name


    yes and no. If for example, your CA was worth 20% and you got full marks in this. So you need another 20% to pass the module and the exam was worth 80% in total, you would need to get 25 out of 100 (25%) to pass the exam, because the overall percentage you got in the exam is out of 80% which means your 25% is worth a total of 20% in adding up all your marks if that marks any sense. Don't worry it comes to you after a while, you spend more time worrying about how much you need to get in the actual exam to pass the whole module then actually studying.


  • #3
    Jwacqui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui


    For my course this is not how it works, both components need to be passed so if you got 25/100 which is 20/80 and technically 40 overall with the 20 from your assignment. It wouldn't be a pass as you actually failed the exam.


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