What Grade Is 39 out of 40? (39/40)
39 out of 40 (39/40) is 97.5%, which rounds to 98%: an A on all three common scales. That is 1 wrong answer and 4.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 97.5%
- rounds to 98%
- 10 point letter
- A
- A with +/-, A on 7 point
- Wrong
- 1
- of 40 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 4.0
- for an A
One more right, one fewer: 40/40 and 38/40
One more right makes it 40 out of 40, a perfect score: 100% and an A on every scale. One fewer is 38 out of 40, a 95%, the same A. Each question is worth 2.5 percentage points.
39/40 already has the top letter, an A, on every scale; only a perfect score is higher.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 40
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 39/40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 38 or more | your score |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 36 or more | 2 fewer |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 35 or more | 4 fewer |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 34 or more | 5 fewer |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 32 or more | 6 fewer |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 31 or more | 8 fewer |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 30 or more | 9 fewer |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 28 or more | 10 fewer |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 27 or more | 12 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 26 or more | 13 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 24 or more | 14 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 23 or fewer | 16 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 40.
97.5% on other test lengths
No other common test length gives exactly 97.5%. The closest scores are 10 out of 10 (100%), 12 out of 12 (100%), 15 out of 15 (100%), 19 out of 20 (95%), 24 out of 25 (96%), 29 out of 30 (96.67%), 49 out of 50 (98%) and 58 out of 60 (96.67%).
Is 39 out of 40 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 24 right out of 40, 39/40 clears it by 15 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 39/40 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 39 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.
39/40 as a percent: worked example
You get 39 right on a 40 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 39 / 40 = 0.975
- 0.975 x 100 = 97.5%, 98% rounded to a whole percent
- 97.5 is an A on all three scales (93 to 100 with pluses and minuses)
39/40 is 97.5%: an A on all three common scales.
Questions and answers
Is a 39 out of 40 a good grade?
97.5% is an excellent score on the 10 point scale (an A). It is a full A on every scale, 1 question from a perfect score. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 39/40?
Nothing higher exists: 39/40 is 97.5%, an A on every scale. Only 40/40 scores more.
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