A Student's Class Average Can Be Computed by Dividing the Number

question 79

Multiple Choice

A student's class average can be computed by dividing the number of marks they have earned by the number of marks possible.Assume the following variables have been declared as shown and given values elsewhere:
int marksEarned, marksPossible;
double classPercentage;
Which of the following statements will assign the correct percentage average to classPercentage? For example, if marksEarned is 725 and marksPossible is 1000, classPercentage should be assigned the value 72.5.

• A)classPercentage = marksEarned / marksPossible * 100.0;
• B)classPercentage = 100 * marksEarned / marksPossible;
• C)classPercentage = (100.0 * marksEarned) / marksPossible;
• D)classPercentage = (100.0 + marksEarned) / marksPossible;

---

Definitions:

Trade Deficit

A situation where a country imports more goods and services than it exports, resulting in a negative balance of trade.

Gold Standard

An economic arrangement where paper money in a country directly mirrors the value of gold.

World War II

A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations and leading to significant geopolitical changes.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that took place during the 1930s, beginning with the U.S. stock market crash of 1929 and leading to widespread economic hardship globally.