Grade calculator for a 17-question test
On a 17-question test, each question is worth 5.88% and you can miss 1 for an A, 3 for a B, 5 for a C and 6 for a D (common 90/80/70/60 scale). One wrong answer is 94.1%.
17-question test grade chart
Score for every number of wrong answers, rounded to one decimal.
| Wrong | Right | Score | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 17 | 100.0% | A |
| 1 | 16 | 94.1% | A |
| 2 | 15 | 88.2% | B |
| 3 | 14 | 82.4% | B |
| 4 | 13 | 76.5% | C |
| 5 | 12 | 70.6% | C |
| 6 | 11 | 64.7% | D |
| 7 | 10 | 58.8% | F |
| 8 | 9 | 52.9% | F |
| 9 | 8 | 47.1% | F |
| 10 | 7 | 41.2% | F |
| 11 | 6 | 35.3% | F |
| 12 | 5 | 29.4% | F |
| 13 | 4 | 23.5% | F |
| 14 | 3 | 17.6% | F |
| 15 | 2 | 11.8% | F |
| 16 | 1 | 5.9% | F |
| 17 | 0 | 0.0% | F |
The math: score = right answers ÷ 17 × 100. Each question is 100 ÷ 17 = 5.88 percentage points, so every wrong answer takes 5.88 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.