What Grade Is 30 out of 60? (30/60)
30 out of 60 (30/60) is 50%: an F on all three common scales. That is 30 wrong answers and 0.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 50%
- 30 / 60 x 100
- 10 point letter
- F
- F with +/-, F on 7 point
- Wrong
- 30
- of 60 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 0.0
- for an F
One more right, one fewer: 31/60 and 29/60
One more right makes it 31 out of 60, a 51.67%: still an F on the 10 point scale. One fewer is 29 out of 60, a 48.33%, the same F. Each question is worth 1.67 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a D- at 36/60 (60%), 6 more right answers away. That is also a D on the 10 point scale.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 60
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 30/60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 56 or more | 26 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 54 or more | 24 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 53 or more | 23 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 50 or more | 20 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 48 or more | 18 more right |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 47 or more | 17 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 44 or more | 14 more right |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 42 or more | 12 more right |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 41 or more | 11 more right |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 38 or more | 8 more right |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 36 or more | 6 more right |
| F | below 60 | 35 or fewer | your score |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 60.
50% on other test lengths
30/60 is exactly the same grade as 5 out of 10, 6 out of 12, 10 out of 20, 15 out of 30, 20 out of 40 and 25 out of 50: 50%, an F.
Is 30 out of 60 passing?
Not where passing starts at 60%: that takes 36 right out of 60, and 30/60 is 6 questions short. Where the line is 70%, as on the 7 point scale, it needs 42 right, 12 more right answers. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.
Out of 60 grade chart with 30/60 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60/60 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 59/60 | 98.33% | A | A | A |
| 58/60 | 96.67% | A | A | A |
| 57/60 | 95% | A | A | A |
| 56/60 | 93.33% | A | A | A |
| 55/60 | 91.67% | A | A- | B |
| 54/60 | 90% | A | A- | B |
| 53/60 | 88.33% | B | B+ | B |
| 52/60 | 86.67% | B | B | B |
| 51/60 | 85% | B | B | B |
| 50/60 | 83.33% | B | B | C |
| 49/60 | 81.67% | B | B- | C |
| 48/60 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 47/60 | 78.33% | C | C+ | C |
| 46/60 | 76.67% | C | C | C |
| 45/60 | 75% | C | C | C |
| 44/60 | 73.33% | C | C | D |
| 43/60 | 71.67% | C | C- | D |
| 42/60 | 70% | C | C- | D |
| 41/60 | 68.33% | D | D+ | F |
| 40/60 | 66.67% | D | D | F |
| 39/60 | 65% | D | D | F |
| 38/60 | 63.33% | D | D | F |
| 37/60 | 61.67% | D | D- | F |
| 36/60 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 35/60 | 58.33% | F | F | F |
| 34/60 | 56.67% | F | F | F |
| 33/60 | 55% | F | F | F |
| 32/60 | 53.33% | F | F | F |
| 31/60 | 51.67% | F | F | F |
| 30/60 | 50% | F | F | F |
| 29/60 | 48.33% | F | F | F |
| 28/60 | 46.67% | F | F | F |
| 27/60 | 45% | F | F | F |
| 26/60 | 43.33% | F | F | F |
| 25/60 | 41.67% | F | F | F |
| 24/60 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 23/60 | 38.33% | F | F | F |
| 22/60 | 36.67% | F | F | F |
| 21/60 | 35% | F | F | F |
| 20/60 | 33.33% | F | F | F |
| 19/60 | 31.67% | F | F | F |
| 18/60 | 30% | F | F | F |
| 17/60 | 28.33% | F | F | F |
| 16/60 | 26.67% | F | F | F |
| 15/60 | 25% | F | F | F |
| 14/60 | 23.33% | F | F | F |
| 13/60 | 21.67% | F | F | F |
| 12/60 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 11/60 | 18.33% | F | F | F |
| 10/60 | 16.67% | F | F | F |
| 9/60 | 15% | F | F | F |
| 8/60 | 13.33% | F | F | F |
| 7/60 | 11.67% | F | F | F |
| 6/60 | 10% | F | F | F |
| 5/60 | 8.33% | F | F | F |
| 4/60 | 6.67% | F | F | F |
| 3/60 | 5% | F | F | F |
| 2/60 | 3.33% | F | F | F |
| 1/60 | 1.67% | F | F | F |
| 0/60 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 60 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 30 out of 60 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.
30/60 as a percent: worked example
You get 30 right on a 60 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 30 / 60 = 0.5 (1/2 in lowest terms)
- 0.5 x 100 = 50%
- 50 is an F on all three scales (below 60 with pluses and minuses)
30/60 is 50%: an F on all three common scales.
Questions and answers
Is a 30 out of 60 a good grade?
50% is a failing score on the 10 point scale (an F). An A takes 54 right, 24 more right answers than 30. It does not pass on the common scales.
What do I need for the next letter after 30/60?
36 right out of 60 (60%) is a D- with pluses and minuses, 6 more questions than 30. That is also a D on the 10 point scale.
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