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Discrepancy in Weighted Overall Grade Calculation with Points Display Schema

The overall grade displayed in the gradebook doesn't round up correctly when the points display option is being used.

Description

The overall grade displayed in the gradebook doesn't round up correctly when the points display option is being used.

Information

1. Go to Admin panel -> Course Settings -> Mark Pill settings

2. In Decimal handling, set the number of decimals to display as two decimals. Tick the box to round to nearest decimal.

3. Open an Ultra course.

4. Create 3 gradebook items. Exam 1, Exam 2, Exam 3.

5. Download the gradebook, add in excel grades:

- Exam 1 17.46

- Exam 2 18.4557

- Exam 3 15.24

6. Upload the grades back to the gradebook and post them.

7. Set up the overall grade. Exam 1 25%, Exam 2 50%, Exam 3 25%

8. Create a calculation with the same weightings as above.

9. Create a total calculation with the same weightings as above.

Observed behaviour:

Overall grade displays incorrectly as 16.59/22 (16.59892 not rounded up to 16.60)

Exam 2 displays correctly as 18.46 (rounded up from 18.4557)

Calculation displays correctly as 16.6 (rounded up from 16.59892)

Total calculation displays correctly as 16.6 (rounded up from 16.59892)

Expected behaviour

Overall grade should also round up to 16.6

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