What Grade Is 42 out of 60? (42/60)
42 out of 60 (42/60) is 70%: a C on the 10 point scale, a C- with pluses and minuses and a D on the 7 point scale. That is 18 wrong answers and 1.7 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.
- Percentage
- 70%
- 42 / 60 x 100
- 10 point letter
- C
- C- with +/-, D on 7 point
- Wrong
- 18
- of 60 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 1.7
- for a C-
One more right, one fewer: 43/60 and 41/60
One more right makes it 43 out of 60, a 71.67%: still a C on the 10 point scale and a C- with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 41 out of 60, a 68.33%, a D (D+ with pluses and minuses). Each question is worth 1.67 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a C at 44/60 (73.33%), 2 more right answers away. On the 10 point scale the next step is a B at 48/60, 6 questions away.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 60
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 42/60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 56 or more | 14 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 54 or more | 12 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 53 or more | 11 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 50 or more | 8 more right |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 48 or more | 6 more right |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 47 or more | 5 more right |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 44 or more | 2 more right |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 42 or more | your score |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 41 or more | 1 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 38 or more | 2 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 36 or more | 5 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 35 or fewer | 7 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 60.
70% on other test lengths
42/60 is exactly the same grade as 7 out of 10, 14 out of 20, 21 out of 30, 28 out of 40 and 35 out of 50: 70%, a C.
Is 42 out of 60 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 36 right out of 60, 42/60 clears it by 6 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (42 right), as on the 7 point scale, with nothing to spare. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.
Out of 60 grade chart with 42/60 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 42 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.
42/60 as a percent: worked example
You get 42 right on a 60 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 42 / 60 = 0.7 (7/10 in lowest terms)
- 0.7 x 100 = 70%
- 70 is in 70 to under 80 on the 10 point scale (C), 70 to under 73 with pluses and minuses (C-) and 70 to under 75 on the 7 point scale (D)
42/60 is 70%: a C on the 10 point scale, a C- with pluses and minuses and a D on the 7 point scale.
Questions and answers
Is a 42 out of 60 a good grade?
70% is an average score on the 10 point scale (a C). An A takes 54 right, 12 more right answers than 42. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 42/60?
44 right out of 60 (73.33%) is a C with pluses and minuses, 2 more questions than 42. For a B on the 10 point scale you need 48 right.
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