A practical example of a General Weighted Average (GWA) in an educational context can be calculated by looking at a student's final grades and the corresponding unit weights for each subject. For instance, if a student receives a grade of 1.5 in a 3-unit mathematics course, a 2.0 in a 3-unit science course, and a 1.2 in a 2-unit humanities course, each grade is multiplied by its unit weight (yielding 4.5, 6.0, and 2.4 respectively). The sum of these products (12.9) is then divided by the total number of units (8), resulting in a GWA of 1.6125. This single numerical figure encapsulates overall academic achievement across diverse subjects for grading and honors evaluation.