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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion exercises/concept/making-the-grade/.docs/hints.md
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## 3. Calculating Letter Grades

- These are _lower thresholds_. The _lower threshold_ for a "D" is a score of **41**, since an "F" is **<= 40**.
- The score needed to avoid failing is always 41, since an "F" is **<= 40**. The remaining score range, from 41 to the highest score, should be divided into four equal intervals, one for each letter grade.
- Subtract 40 from the highest score to get the total range of scores that qualify for letter grades (A to D).
- Divide this total range by 4 to get the size of each grade interval.
- Add this interval size to 40 repeatedly to calculate the lower bounds for each letter grade.
- `static_cast<int>` without parameters should round off increments nicely.
- You are expected to return an array, not a vector.

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9 changes: 0 additions & 9 deletions exercises/concept/making-the-grade/.docs/instructions.md
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// => {41, 53, 65, 77}
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### How to calculate the intervals

The score needed to avoid failing is always 41.
The remaining score range, from 41 to the highest score, should be divided into four equal intervals, one for each letter grade.

- Subtract 40 from the highest score to get the total range of scores that qualify for letter grades (A to D).
- Divide this total range by 4 to get the size of each grade interval.
- Add this interval size to 40 repeatedly to calculate the lower bounds for each letter grade.

## 4. Matching Names to Scores

You have exam scores in descending order, and the respective student names (sorted in the order of their exam scores).
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