What Grade Is 35 out of 40? (35/40)
35 out of 40 (35/40) is 87.5%, which rounds to 88%: a B on the 10 point and 7 point scales and a B+ with pluses and minuses. That is 5 wrong answers and 3.3 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 87.5%
- rounds to 88%
- 10 point letter
- B
- B+ with +/-, B on 7 point
- Wrong
- 5
- of 40 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 3.3
- for a B+
One more right, one fewer: 36/40 and 34/40
One more right makes it 36 out of 40, a 90%: an A on the 10 point scale and an A- with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 34 out of 40, an 85%, the same B. Each question is worth 2.5 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is an A- at 36/40 (90%), 1 more right answer away. That is also an A on the 10 point scale.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 40
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 35/40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 38 or more | 3 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 36 or more | 1 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 35 or more | your score |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 34 or more | 1 fewer |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 32 or more | 2 fewer |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 31 or more | 4 fewer |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 30 or more | 5 fewer |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 28 or more | 6 fewer |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 27 or more | 8 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 26 or more | 9 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 24 or more | 10 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 23 or fewer | 12 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 40.
87.5% on other test lengths
No other common test length gives exactly 87.5%. The closest scores are 9 out of 10 (90%), 10 out of 12 (83.33%), 13 out of 15 (86.67%), 17 out of 20 (85%), 22 out of 25 (88%), 26 out of 30 (86.67%), 44 out of 50 (88%) and 52 out of 60 (86.67%).
Is 35 out of 40 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 24 right out of 40, 35/40 clears it by 11 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 35/40 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 35 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.
35/40 as a percent: worked example
You get 35 right on a 40 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 35 / 40 = 0.875 (7/8 in lowest terms)
- 0.875 x 100 = 87.5%, 88% rounded to a whole percent
- 87.5 is in 80 to under 90 on the 10 point scale (B), 87 to under 90 with pluses and minuses (B+) and 85 to under 93 on the 7 point scale (B)
35/40 is 87.5%: a B on the 10 point and 7 point scales and a B+ with pluses and minuses.
Questions and answers
Is a 35 out of 40 a good grade?
87.5% is a good, above average score on the 10 point scale (a B). An A takes 36 right, 1 more right answer than 35. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 35/40?
36 right out of 40 (90%) is an A- with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 35. That is also an A on the 10 point scale.
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