What Grade is 17 out of 21?

17 out of 21 is 81%. Divide 17 by 21 and multiply by 100.

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Your Score

81%

B-

Passing

17 / 21 = 0.8095 × 100 = 81%

Each question is worth 4.76% of the total grade.

Correct	Wrong	Percentage	Grade
21	0	100%	A+
20	1	95%	A
19	2	90%	A-
18	3	86%	B
17	4	81%	B-
16	5	76%	C
15	6	71%	C-
14	7	67%	D+
13	8	62%	D-
12	9	57%	F
11	10	52%	F
10	11	48%	F
9	12	43%	F
8	13	38%	F
7	14	33%	F
6	15	29%	F
5	16	24%	F
4	17	19%	F
3	18	14%	F
2	19	10%	F
1	20	5%	F
0	21	0%	F

Getting 17 correct out of 21 questions gives you a score of 81%, which is a B-. You got 4 questions wrong.

This is a passing grade. Most schools and teachers consider 60% or above to be passing.

To move up to a B, you would need 1 more correct answer (18 out of 21).

17 out of 21 is 81%. Divide 17 by 21 and multiply by 100.

17 out of 21 is a B- on the standard grading scale.

Yes. 17 out of 21 is 81%, which is above the typical 60% passing threshold.

81% is a solid score, earning a B-. Above average, but there's room to improve.

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