Grading Policies
In a certain course, the Professor has two different grading policies, from which he picks the best. The first policy is to put 40% and 60% weights, respectively,
on the midterm and final exams. Under the second grading policy, these weights are 50% each. A student has scored 85% on the midterm, and needs to score at least x% on the final to make a B (a total of 82%). What is the value of x?
A. 82
B. 80
C. 79
D. 81
E. 78
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