Grade calculator for a 16-question test
On a 16-question test, each question is worth 6.25% and you can miss 1 for an A, 3 for a B, 4 for a C and 6 for a D (common 90/80/70/60 scale). One wrong answer is 93.8%.
16-question test grade chart
Score for every number of wrong answers, rounded to one decimal.
| Wrong | Right | Score | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 16 | 100.0% | A |
| 1 | 15 | 93.8% | A |
| 2 | 14 | 87.5% | B |
| 3 | 13 | 81.3% | B |
| 4 | 12 | 75.0% | C |
| 5 | 11 | 68.8% | D |
| 6 | 10 | 62.5% | D |
| 7 | 9 | 56.3% | F |
| 8 | 8 | 50.0% | F |
| 9 | 7 | 43.8% | F |
| 10 | 6 | 37.5% | F |
| 11 | 5 | 31.3% | F |
| 12 | 4 | 25.0% | F |
| 13 | 3 | 18.8% | F |
| 14 | 2 | 12.5% | F |
| 15 | 1 | 6.3% | F |
| 16 | 0 | 0.0% | F |
The math: score = right answers ÷ 16 × 100. Each question is 100 ÷ 16 = 6.25 percentage points, so every wrong answer takes 6.25 points off a perfect 100%. Letters use the common 90/80/70/60 scale with no rounding up; your teacher may use different cutoffs, plus and minus grades or a curve, so check your school’s grading policy.