What Grade is 55 out of 87?

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Your Score

63%

D-

Passing

How is this calculated?

55 / 87 = 0.6322 × 100 = 63%

Each question is worth 1.15% of the total grade.

Correct Wrong Percentage Grade
87 0 100% A+
86 1 99% A+
85 2 98% A+
84 3 97% A+
83 4 95% A
82 5 94% A
81 6 93% A-
80 7 92% A-
79 8 91% A-
78 9 90% A-
77 10 89% B+
76 11 87% B+
75 12 86% B
74 13 85% B
73 14 84% B
72 15 83% B-
71 16 82% B-
70 17 80% B-
69 18 79% C+
68 19 78% C+
67 20 77% C+
66 21 76% C
65 22 75% C
64 23 74% C
63 24 72% C-
62 25 71% C-
61 26 70% C-
60 27 69% D+
59 28 68% D+
58 29 67% D+
57 30 66% D
56 31 64% D
55 32 63% D-
54 33 62% D-
53 34 61% D-
52 35 60% D-
51 36 59% F
50 37 57% F
49 38 56% F
48 39 55% F
47 40 54% F
46 41 53% F
45 42 52% F
44 43 51% F
43 44 49% F
42 45 48% F
41 46 47% F
40 47 46% F
39 48 45% F
38 49 44% F
37 50 43% F
36 51 41% F
35 52 40% F
34 53 39% F
33 54 38% F
32 55 37% F
31 56 36% F
30 57 34% F
29 58 33% F
28 59 32% F
27 60 31% F
26 61 30% F
25 62 29% F
24 63 28% F
23 64 26% F
22 65 25% F
21 66 24% F
20 67 23% F
19 68 22% F
18 69 21% F
17 70 20% F
16 71 18% F
15 72 17% F
14 73 16% F
13 74 15% F
12 75 14% F
11 76 13% F
10 77 11% F
9 78 10% F
8 79 9% F
7 80 8% F
6 81 7% F
5 82 6% F
4 83 5% F
3 84 3% F
2 85 2% F
1 86 1% F
0 87 0% F

About This Score

Getting 55 correct out of 87 questions gives you a score of 63%, which is a D-. You got 32 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 1 more correct answer (56 out of 87).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 55 out of 87 as a percentage?

55 out of 87 is 63%. Divide 55 by 87 and multiply by 100.

What letter grade is 55 out of 87?

55 out of 87 is a D- on the standard grading scale.

Is 55 out of 87 a passing grade?

Yes. 55 out of 87 is 63%, which is above the typical 60% passing threshold.

Is 55 out of 87 a good grade?

63% earns a D-. It's passing, but just barely. You'd want to study up for next time.