What Grade is 55 out of 85?

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Your Score

65%

D

Passing

How is this calculated?

55 / 85 = 0.6471 × 100 = 65%

Each question is worth 1.18% of the total grade.

Correct Wrong Percentage Grade
85 0 100% A+
84 1 99% A+
83 2 98% A+
82 3 96% A
81 4 95% A
80 5 94% A
79 6 93% A-
78 7 92% A-
77 8 91% A-
76 9 89% B+
75 10 88% B+
74 11 87% B+
73 12 86% B
72 13 85% B
71 14 84% B
70 15 82% B-
69 16 81% B-
68 17 80% B-
67 18 79% C+
66 19 78% C+
65 20 76% C
64 21 75% C
63 22 74% C
62 23 73% C-
61 24 72% C-
60 25 71% C-
59 26 69% D+
58 27 68% D+
57 28 67% D+
56 29 66% D
55 30 65% D
54 31 64% D
53 32 62% D-
52 33 61% D-
51 34 60% D-
50 35 59% F
49 36 58% F
48 37 56% F
47 38 55% F
46 39 54% F
45 40 53% F
44 41 52% F
43 42 51% F
42 43 49% F
41 44 48% F
40 45 47% F
39 46 46% F
38 47 45% F
37 48 44% F
36 49 42% F
35 50 41% F
34 51 40% F
33 52 39% F
32 53 38% F
31 54 36% F
30 55 35% F
29 56 34% F
28 57 33% F
27 58 32% F
26 59 31% F
25 60 29% F
24 61 28% F
23 62 27% F
22 63 26% F
21 64 25% F
20 65 24% F
19 66 22% F
18 67 21% F
17 68 20% F
16 69 19% F
15 70 18% F
14 71 16% F
13 72 15% F
12 73 14% F
11 74 13% F
10 75 12% F
9 76 11% F
8 77 9% F
7 78 8% F
6 79 7% F
5 80 6% F
4 81 5% F
3 82 4% F
2 83 2% F
1 84 1% F
0 85 0% F

About This Score

Getting 55 correct out of 85 questions gives you a score of 65%, which is a D. You got 30 questions wrong.

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

To move up to a D+, you would need 2 more correct answers (57 out of 85).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 55 out of 85 as a percentage?

55 out of 85 is 65%. Divide 55 by 85 and multiply by 100.

What letter grade is 55 out of 85?

55 out of 85 is a D on the standard grading scale.

Is 55 out of 85 a passing grade?

Yes. 55 out of 85 is 65%, which is above the typical 60% passing threshold.

Is 55 out of 85 a good grade?

65% earns a D. It's passing, but just barely. You'd want to study up for next time.