What Grade Is 27 out of 40? (27/40)
27 out of 40 (27/40) is 67.5%, which rounds to 68%: a D on the 10 point scale, a D+ with pluses and minuses and an F on the 7 point scale. That is 13 wrong answers and 1.3 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 67.5%
- rounds to 68%
- 10 point letter
- D
- D+ with +/-, F on 7 point
- Wrong
- 13
- of 40 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 1.3
- for a D+
One more right, one fewer: 28/40 and 26/40
One more right makes it 28 out of 40, a 70%: a C on the 10 point scale and a C- with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 26 out of 40, a 65%, the same D. Each question is worth 2.5 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a C- at 28/40 (70%), 1 more right answer away. That is also a C on the 10 point scale.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 40
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 27/40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 38 or more | 11 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 36 or more | 9 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 35 or more | 8 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 34 or more | 7 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 32 or more | 5 more right |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 31 or more | 4 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 30 or more | 3 more right |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 28 or more | 1 more right |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 27 or more | your score |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 26 or more | 1 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 24 or more | 2 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 23 or fewer | 4 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 40.
67.5% on other test lengths
No other common test length gives exactly 67.5%. The closest scores are 7 out of 10 (70%), 8 out of 12 (66.67%), 10 out of 15 (66.67%), 13 out of 20 (65%), 17 out of 25 (68%), 20 out of 30 (66.67%), 34 out of 50 (68%) and 40 out of 60 (66.67%).
Is 27 out of 40 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 24 right out of 40, 27/40 clears it by 3 questions. Where the line is 70%, as on the 7 point scale, it needs 28 right, 1 more right answer. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.
Out of 40 grade chart with 27/40 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40/40 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 39/40 | 97.5% | A | A | A |
| 38/40 | 95% | A | A | A |
| 37/40 | 92.5% | A | A- | B |
| 36/40 | 90% | A | A- | B |
| 35/40 | 87.5% | B | B+ | B |
| 34/40 | 85% | B | B | B |
| 33/40 | 82.5% | B | B- | C |
| 32/40 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 31/40 | 77.5% | C | C+ | C |
| 30/40 | 75% | C | C | C |
| 29/40 | 72.5% | C | C- | D |
| 28/40 | 70% | C | C- | D |
| 27/40 | 67.5% | D | D+ | F |
| 26/40 | 65% | D | D | F |
| 25/40 | 62.5% | D | D- | F |
| 24/40 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 23/40 | 57.5% | F | F | F |
| 22/40 | 55% | F | F | F |
| 21/40 | 52.5% | F | F | F |
| 20/40 | 50% | F | F | F |
| 19/40 | 47.5% | F | F | F |
| 18/40 | 45% | F | F | F |
| 17/40 | 42.5% | F | F | F |
| 16/40 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 15/40 | 37.5% | F | F | F |
| 14/40 | 35% | F | F | F |
| 13/40 | 32.5% | F | F | F |
| 12/40 | 30% | F | F | F |
| 11/40 | 27.5% | F | F | F |
| 10/40 | 25% | F | F | F |
| 9/40 | 22.5% | F | F | F |
| 8/40 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 7/40 | 17.5% | F | F | F |
| 6/40 | 15% | F | F | F |
| 5/40 | 12.5% | F | F | F |
| 4/40 | 10% | F | F | F |
| 3/40 | 7.5% | F | F | F |
| 2/40 | 5% | F | F | F |
| 1/40 | 2.5% | F | F | F |
| 0/40 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 40 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 27 out of 40 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.
27/40 as a percent: worked example
You get 27 right on a 40 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 27 / 40 = 0.675
- 0.675 x 100 = 67.5%, 68% rounded to a whole percent
- 67.5 is in 60 to under 70 on the 10 point scale (D), 67 to under 70 with pluses and minuses (D+) and below 70 on the 7 point scale (F)
27/40 is 67.5%: 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 27 out of 40 a good grade?
67.5% is a weak pass on the 10 point scale (a D). An A takes 36 right, 9 more right answers than 27. It passes where the line is 60% but not where it is 70%.
What do I need for the next letter after 27/40?
28 right out of 40 (70%) is a C- with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 27. That is also a C on the 10 point scale.
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