Neco 2018 Data Processing Question 19

Practice objective / multiple choice question 19 from the 2018 Neco Data Processing examination.

Neco 2018 Data Processing Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 19 NECO • 2018 • DATA_PROCESSING • objective

An academic spreadsheet records a student's marks (out of 100) in cells B2:B6 and the corresponding credit units in cells C2:C6 as follows: | Subject | Marks (B) | Credits (C) | |---|---|---| | A | 78 | 3 | | B | 65 | 2 | | C | 58 | 4 | | D | 48 | 2 | | E | 42 | 3 | The grade point for each subject is assigned according to the table: - 70 - 100 → 5 points - 60 - 69 → 4 points - 50 - 59 → 3 points - 45 - 49 → 2 points - 40 - 44 → 1 point - below 40 → 0 point Write a single spreadsheet formula (using only built‑in functions and no helper columns) that computes the weighted grade point average (GPA) defined as \(\displaystyle \frac{\sum (\text{grade point} \times \text{credit})}{\sum \text{credit}}\). Then calculate the GPA for the data above and state whether the student qualifies for honors (GPA ≥ 4.5).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. GPA = 3.00; does not qualify for honors
B. GPA = 3.00; qualifies for honors
C. GPA = 3.33; does not qualify for honors
D. GPA = 2.80; does not qualify for honors
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
GPA = 3.00; does not qualify for honors

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This is Neco 2018 Data Processing Question 19. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Data Processing examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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