What Grade Is 17 out of 20? (17/20)
17 out of 20 (17/20) is 85%: a B on all three common scales. That is 3 wrong answers and 3.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 85%
- 17 / 20 x 100
- 10 point letter
- B
- B with +/-, B on 7 point
- Wrong
- 3
- of 20 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 3.0
- for a B
One more right, one fewer: 18/20 and 16/20
One more right makes it 18 out of 20, a 90%: an A on the 10 point scale and an A- with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 16 out of 20, an 80%, the same B (B- with pluses and minuses). Each question is worth 5 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is an A- at 18/20 (90%), 1 more right answer away. That is also an A on the 10 point scale.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 20
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 17/20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 19 or more | 2 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 18 or more | 1 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 17 or more | your score |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 16 or more | 1 fewer |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 15 or more | 2 fewer |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 14 or more | 3 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 13 or more | 4 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 12 or more | 5 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 11 or fewer | 6 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. B+, C+ and D+ cannot happen with whole scores out of 20.
85% on other test lengths
17/20 is exactly the same grade as 34 out of 40 and 51 out of 60: 85%, a B.
Is 17 out of 20 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 12 right out of 20, 17/20 clears it by 5 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (14 right), as on the 7 point scale. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.
Out of 20 grade chart with 17/20 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/20 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 19/20 | 95% | A | A | A |
| 18/20 | 90% | A | A- | B |
| 17/20 | 85% | B | B | B |
| 16/20 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 15/20 | 75% | C | C | C |
| 14/20 | 70% | C | C- | D |
| 13/20 | 65% | D | D | F |
| 12/20 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 11/20 | 55% | F | F | F |
| 10/20 | 50% | F | F | F |
| 9/20 | 45% | F | F | F |
| 8/20 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 7/20 | 35% | F | F | F |
| 6/20 | 30% | F | F | F |
| 5/20 | 25% | F | F | F |
| 4/20 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 3/20 | 15% | F | F | F |
| 2/20 | 10% | F | F | F |
| 1/20 | 5% | F | F | F |
| 0/20 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 20 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 17 out of 20 as a percentage
Divide the number right by the number of questions, multiply by 100, then find the band on your school's scale. CurveFox reads the letter from the exact percent, the same rule as the grading scale chart.
Next step: put this test into your class grade with the grade calculator, see what the final needs with the final grade calculator, or curve a whole class with the grade curve calculator.
17/20 as a percent: worked example
You get 17 right on a 20 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 17 / 20 = 0.85
- 0.85 x 100 = 85%
- 85 is a B on all three scales (83 to under 87 with pluses and minuses)
17/20 is 85%: a B on all three common scales.
Questions and answers
Is a 17 out of 20 a good grade?
85% is a good, above average score on the 10 point scale (a B). An A takes 18 right, 1 more right answer than 17. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 17/20?
18 right out of 20 (90%) is an A- with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 17. That is also an A on the 10 point scale.
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