The problem presented involves calculating the student's overall average in a class, where different components (midterm exams, homework, and final exam) are weighted differently.

Here is a breakdown of the weights:

• Midterm exams: 35% each
• Homework: 30%
• Final exam: 35%

Given:

• Midterm score: 87.2
• Homework score: 89.5
• Final exam score: 89.4

Calculation of the overall average:

The overall average is computed as a weighted mean. The formula for this is:

$\text{Overall Average} = (\text{Midterm 1} \times \text{Weight of Midterm 1}) + (\text{Midterm 2} \times \text{Weight of Midterm 2}) + (\text{Homework} \times \text{Weight of Homework}) + (\text{Final Exam} \times \text{Weight of Final Exam})$

Substituting the values:

$\text{Overall Average} = (87.2 \times 0.35) + (87.2 \times 0.35) + (89.5 \times 0.30) + (89.4 \times 0.35)$

Let's calculate this step by step.

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