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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    Haruspex. Could you give me an equation for the plotting of that? Just an example to help me get an idea? I'm trying to wrap my mind around it but I'm pretty wiped.
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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    [EDIT:Actually, this doesn't work how I thought] Another promising option is this. Just normal algebra here. We use the 74.5=0.8x+0.2y. We also use x(sub2)=74.5 the graph looks like this https://www.desmos.com/calculator/otlxdxutrs. Anything to the left of both lines is a definite fail...
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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    OK. We are at a hospital waiting for my brother to get out of surgery and my father and I are having a lot of fun with this question while we wait. We figured something out. Three dimensional algebra. I've never done it in practice so hang with me. One equation is 74.5=0.8x+0.2y (a.k.a...
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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    That's the case for all possible grades on one Unit and the HESI. The x-axis and values represent the unit grade worth 80% and the y-axis and values represent the HESI grade worth 20%. Here is a link to it. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/pqbjjs5oxg Every plot point to the left of the line...
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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    Making some progress. I realized that I can plot a line -4x+372.5 that represents the passing grades needed. The x-intercept is 93.125 (What you would need to get on your second half unit grade if you scored a zero on the HESI) and the y-intercept is 372.5 (the opposite, though impossible)...
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    Graphing Conundrum in Nursing Program: Fairness in Grading?

    Hey all, I'm new to this forum and have a question I hope you guys can help me with. Some background on my math knowledge: I took pre-Algebra in 8th grade, Analysis I 9th, Analysis II 10th, Calculus 11th, Statistics 12th. (Yea, apparently I tested out of Algebra I-II but since I never took it...
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