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STUDENT GRADES The grades of student in a finite mathematics course at a certain university are determined by their performances on homework, quizzes, three
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For simplicity, suppose there are only five students in the class with scores as summarized in the following matrix:
a. Find a matrix
b. What is the grade of each student in the class?
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