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What Grade Is 34 out of 40? (34/40)

34 out of 40 (34/40) is 85%: a B on all three common scales. That is 6 wrong answers and 3.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.

Percentage
85%
34 / 40 x 100
10 point letter
B
B with +/-, B on 7 point
Wrong
6
of 40 questions
4.0 GPA
3.0
for a B

One more right, one fewer: 35/40 and 33/40

One more right makes it 35 out of 40, an 87.5%: still a B on the 10 point scale and a B+ with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 33 out of 40, an 82.5%, the same B (B- with pluses and minuses). Each question is worth 2.5 percentage points.

The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a B+ at 35/40 (87.5%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale the next step is an A at 36/40, 2 questions away.

Right answers needed for each letter out of 40

Lowest score for each letter out of 40, from 34/40
LetterPercentRightFrom 34/40
A93 to 10038 or more4 more right
A-90 to under 9336 or more2 more right
B+87 to under 9035 or more1 more right
B83 to under 8734 or moreyour score
B-80 to under 8332 or more1 fewer
C+77 to under 8031 or more3 fewer
C73 to under 7730 or more4 fewer
C-70 to under 7328 or more5 fewer
D+67 to under 7027 or more7 fewer
D63 to under 6726 or more8 fewer
D-60 to under 6324 or more9 fewer
Fbelow 6023 or fewer11 fewer

Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 40.

85% on other test lengths

34/40 is exactly the same grade as 17 out of 20 and 51 out of 60: 85%, a B.

Is 34 out of 40 passing?

Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 24 right out of 40, 34/40 clears it by 10 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (28 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 40 grade chart with 34/40 marked

Every score out of 40, 40 to 0
ScorePercent10 pt+/-7 pt
40/40100%AAA
39/4097.5%AAA
38/4095%AAA
37/4092.5%AA-B
36/4090%AA-B
35/4087.5%BB+B
34/4085%BBB
33/4082.5%BB-C
32/4080%BB-C
31/4077.5%CC+C
30/4075%CCC
29/4072.5%CC-D
28/4070%CC-D
27/4067.5%DD+F
26/4065%DDF
25/4062.5%DD-F
24/4060%DD-F
23/4057.5%FFF
22/4055%FFF
21/4052.5%FFF
20/4050%FFF
19/4047.5%FFF
18/4045%FFF
17/4042.5%FFF
16/4040%FFF
15/4037.5%FFF
14/4035%FFF
13/4032.5%FFF
12/4030%FFF
11/4027.5%FFF
10/4025%FFF
9/4022.5%FFF
8/4020%FFF
7/4017.5%FFF
6/4015%FFF
5/4012.5%FFF
4/4010%FFF
3/407.5%FFF
2/405%FFF
1/402.5%FFF
0/400%FFF

Whole scores; the printable out of 40 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.

How to calculate 34 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.

34/40 as a percent: worked example

You get 34 right on a 40 question test. What is the percent and the letter?

  1. 34 / 40 = 0.85 (17/20 in lowest terms)
  2. 0.85 x 100 = 85%
  3. 85 is a B on all three scales (83 to under 87 with pluses and minuses)

34/40 is 85%: a B on all three common scales.

From CurveFox

Is a D a passing grade?What passes in high school and college, and when you need a C or better.Read the passing grade guide

Questions and answers

Is a 34 out of 40 a good grade?

85% is a good, above average score on the 10 point scale (a B). An A takes 36 right, 2 more right answers than 34. It passes on every common scale.

What do I need for the next letter after 34/40?

35 right out of 40 (87.5%) is a B+ with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 34. For an A on the 10 point scale you need 36 right.