What Grade Is 38 out of 50? (38/50)
38 out of 50 (38/50) is 76%: a C on all three common scales. That is 12 wrong answers and 2.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 76%
- 38 / 50 x 100
- 10 point letter
- C
- C with +/-, C on 7 point
- Wrong
- 12
- of 50 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 2.0
- for a C
One more right, one fewer: 39/50 and 37/50
One more right makes it 39 out of 50, a 78%: still a C on the 10 point scale and a C+ with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 37 out of 50, a 74%, the same C. Each question is worth 2 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a C+ at 39/50 (78%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale the next step is a B at 40/50, 2 questions away.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 50
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 38/50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 47 or more | 9 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 45 or more | 7 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 44 or more | 6 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 42 or more | 4 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 40 or more | 2 more right |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 39 or more | 1 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 37 or more | your score |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 35 or more | 2 fewer |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 34 or more | 4 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 32 or more | 5 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 30 or more | 7 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 29 or fewer | 9 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 50.
76% on other test lengths
38/50 is exactly the same grade as 19 out of 25: 76%, a C.
Is 38 out of 50 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 30 right out of 50, 38/50 clears it by 8 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (35 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 50 grade chart with 38/50 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50/50 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 49/50 | 98% | A | A | A |
| 48/50 | 96% | A | A | A |
| 47/50 | 94% | A | A | A |
| 46/50 | 92% | A | A- | B |
| 45/50 | 90% | A | A- | B |
| 44/50 | 88% | B | B+ | B |
| 43/50 | 86% | B | B | B |
| 42/50 | 84% | B | B | C |
| 41/50 | 82% | B | B- | C |
| 40/50 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 39/50 | 78% | C | C+ | C |
| 38/50 | 76% | C | C | C |
| 37/50 | 74% | C | C | D |
| 36/50 | 72% | C | C- | D |
| 35/50 | 70% | C | C- | D |
| 34/50 | 68% | D | D+ | F |
| 33/50 | 66% | D | D | F |
| 32/50 | 64% | D | D | F |
| 31/50 | 62% | D | D- | F |
| 30/50 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 29/50 | 58% | F | F | F |
| 28/50 | 56% | F | F | F |
| 27/50 | 54% | F | F | F |
| 26/50 | 52% | F | F | F |
| 25/50 | 50% | F | F | F |
| 24/50 | 48% | F | F | F |
| 23/50 | 46% | F | F | F |
| 22/50 | 44% | F | F | F |
| 21/50 | 42% | F | F | F |
| 20/50 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 19/50 | 38% | F | F | F |
| 18/50 | 36% | F | F | F |
| 17/50 | 34% | F | F | F |
| 16/50 | 32% | F | F | F |
| 15/50 | 30% | F | F | F |
| 14/50 | 28% | F | F | F |
| 13/50 | 26% | F | F | F |
| 12/50 | 24% | F | F | F |
| 11/50 | 22% | F | F | F |
| 10/50 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 9/50 | 18% | F | F | F |
| 8/50 | 16% | F | F | F |
| 7/50 | 14% | F | F | F |
| 6/50 | 12% | F | F | F |
| 5/50 | 10% | F | F | F |
| 4/50 | 8% | F | F | F |
| 3/50 | 6% | F | F | F |
| 2/50 | 4% | F | F | F |
| 1/50 | 2% | F | F | F |
| 0/50 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 50 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 38 out of 50 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.
38/50 as a percent: worked example
You get 38 right on a 50 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 38 / 50 = 0.76 (19/25 in lowest terms)
- 0.76 x 100 = 76%
- 76 is a C on all three scales (73 to under 77 with pluses and minuses)
38/50 is 76%: a C on all three common scales.
Questions and answers
Is a 38 out of 50 a good grade?
76% is an average score on the 10 point scale (a C). An A takes 45 right, 7 more right answers than 38. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 38/50?
39 right out of 50 (78%) is a C+ with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 38. For a B on the 10 point scale you need 40 right.
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