What Grade Is 40 out of 60? (40/60)
40 out of 60 (40/60) is 66.67%, which rounds to 67%: a D on the 10 point and plus and minus scales and an F on the 7 point scale. That is 20 wrong answers and 1.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale. A gradebook that rounds to 67% first would make it a D+ on the plus and minus scale.
- Percentage
- 66.67%
- rounds to 67%
- 10 point letter
- D
- D with +/-, F on 7 point
- Wrong
- 20
- of 60 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 1.0
- for a D
One more right, one fewer: 41/60 and 39/60
One more right makes it 41 out of 60, a 68.33%: still a D on the 10 point scale and a D+ with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 39 out of 60, a 65%, the same D. Each question is worth 1.67 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a D+ at 41/60 (68.33%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale the next step is a C at 42/60, 2 questions away.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 60
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 40/60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 56 or more | 16 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 54 or more | 14 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 53 or more | 13 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 50 or more | 10 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 48 or more | 8 more right |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 47 or more | 7 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 44 or more | 4 more right |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 42 or more | 2 more right |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 41 or more | 1 more right |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 38 or more | your score |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 36 or more | 3 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 35 or fewer | 5 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 60.
66.67% on other test lengths
40/60 is exactly the same grade as 8 out of 12, 10 out of 15 and 20 out of 30: 66.67%, a D.
Is 40 out of 60 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 36 right out of 60, 40/60 clears it by 4 questions. Where the line is 70%, as on the 7 point scale, it needs 42 right, 2 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 40/60 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 40 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.
40/60 as a percent: worked example
You get 40 right on a 60 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 40 / 60 = 0.6667 (2/3 in lowest terms)
- 0.6667 x 100 = 66.67%, 67% rounded to a whole percent
- 66.67 is in 60 to under 70 on the 10 point scale (D), 63 to under 67 with pluses and minuses (D) and below 70 on the 7 point scale (F)
40/60 is 66.67%: a D on the 10 point and plus and minus scales and an F on the 7 point scale.
Questions and answers
Is a 40 out of 60 a good grade?
66.67% is a weak pass on the 10 point scale (a D). An A takes 54 right, 14 more right answers than 40. It passes where the line is 60% but not where it is 70%.
What do I need for the next letter after 40/60?
41 right out of 60 (68.33%) is a D+ with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 40. For a C on the 10 point scale you need 42 right.
Does 40/60 round up to a higher letter?
Only if your teacher rounds first. 66.67% rounds to 67%, which would give a D+ instead of a D on the plus and minus scale. Read from the exact percent, the letter stays as shown; your syllabus says which rule applies.
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