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How would you suggest that I do the lab writeup more concisely?

(define sum-of-grades (+ grade1 grade2 grade3 grade4 grade5))
(define average-grade (/ sum-of-grades 5))
(define min-grade (min grade1 grade2 grade3 grade4 grade5))
(define max-grade (max grade1 grade2 grade3 grade4 grade5))
(define weighted-average (/ (- sum-of-grades min-grade max-grade) 3))

Can you clarify the difference between a parameter and a variable*?

A parameter names an input to our program or subroutine. A variable names a value computed or built along the way. In the code above, we could think about grade1, grade2, etc as the inputs to the grade calculation, and sum-of-grades, min-grade, and max-grade as variables we compute along the way.