What Grade Is 15 out of 25? (15/25)
15 out of 25 (15/25) is 60%: a D on the 10 point scale, a D- with pluses and minuses and an F on the 7 point scale. That is 10 wrong answers and 0.7 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 60%
- 15 / 25 x 100
- 10 point letter
- D
- D- with +/-, F on 7 point
- Wrong
- 10
- of 25 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 0.7
- for a D-
One more right, one fewer: 16/25 and 14/25
One more right makes it 16 out of 25, a 64%: still a D on the 10 point scale. One fewer is 14 out of 25, a 56%, an F. Each question is worth 4 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a D at 16/25 (64%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale the next step is a C at 18/25, 3 questions away.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 25
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 15/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 24 or more | 9 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 23 or more | 8 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 22 or more | 7 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 21 or more | 6 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 20 or more | 5 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 19 or more | 4 more right |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 18 or more | 3 more right |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 17 or more | 2 more right |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 16 or more | 1 more right |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 15 or more | your score |
| F | below 60 | 14 or fewer | 1 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. C+ cannot happen with whole scores out of 25.
60% on other test lengths
15/25 is exactly the same grade as 6 out of 10, 9 out of 15, 12 out of 20, 18 out of 30, 24 out of 40, 30 out of 50 and 36 out of 60: 60%, a D.
Is 15 out of 25 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 15 right out of 25, 15/25 lands exactly on that line. Where the line is 70%, as on the 7 point scale, it needs 18 right, 3 more right answers. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.
Out of 25 grade chart with 15/25 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/25 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 24/25 | 96% | A | A | A |
| 23/25 | 92% | A | A- | B |
| 22/25 | 88% | B | B+ | B |
| 21/25 | 84% | B | B | C |
| 20/25 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 19/25 | 76% | C | C | C |
| 18/25 | 72% | C | C- | D |
| 17/25 | 68% | D | D+ | F |
| 16/25 | 64% | D | D | F |
| 15/25 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 14/25 | 56% | F | F | F |
| 13/25 | 52% | F | F | F |
| 12/25 | 48% | F | F | F |
| 11/25 | 44% | F | F | F |
| 10/25 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 9/25 | 36% | F | F | F |
| 8/25 | 32% | F | F | F |
| 7/25 | 28% | F | F | F |
| 6/25 | 24% | F | F | F |
| 5/25 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 4/25 | 16% | F | F | F |
| 3/25 | 12% | F | F | F |
| 2/25 | 8% | F | F | F |
| 1/25 | 4% | F | F | F |
| 0/25 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 25 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 15 out of 25 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.
15/25 as a percent: worked example
You get 15 right on a 25 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 15 / 25 = 0.6 (3/5 in lowest terms)
- 0.6 x 100 = 60%
- 60 is in 60 to under 70 on the 10 point scale (D), 60 to under 63 with pluses and minuses (D-) and below 70 on the 7 point scale (F)
15/25 is 60%: a D on the 10 point scale, a D- with pluses and minuses and an F on the 7 point scale.
Questions and answers
Is a 15 out of 25 a good grade?
60% is a weak pass on the 10 point scale (a D). An A takes 23 right, 8 more right answers than 15. It passes where the line is 60% but not where it is 70%.
What do I need for the next letter after 15/25?
16 right out of 25 (64%) is a D with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 15. For a C on the 10 point scale you need 18 right.
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