3 out of 17 as a percentage is 17.65% (F)

A 3/17 is 17.65%, which is an F on the standard grading scale. That is a 0.0 GPA, and you got 14 wrong.

Next grade8 more → D11 out of 17 is 64.71%

With a 5-point curve22.65% → Fif your teacher adds 5 points

To pass (60%)8 more needed11 out of 17 is the passing line

What a 3/17 grade means

3 correct and 14 wrong on a 17-question test.
Each question is worth 5.88%, so every wrong answer costs 5.88 percentage points.
Any score from 0 to 10 out of 17 is an F.
8 more correct (11 out of 17, 64.71%) would make it a D.
It is below a 60% passing score, which needs 11 out of 17: 8 more correct.

Divide the score by the total: 3 ÷ 17 = 0.1765.
Multiply by 100: 0.1765 × 100 = 17.65%.
Find 17.65% on the grading scale: A is 90% and up, B 80%, C 70% and D 60%, so it is an F.

Rounded to a whole number this is 18%, and the letter grade stays the same.

Scale	Cutoffs	Letter
Standard A–F	A 90, B 80, C 70, D 60	F
Plus and minus	A 93, A− 90, B+ 87, B 83, B− 80 …	F
7-point	A 93, B 85, C 77, D 70	F

Which scale applies depends on your school or teacher; the syllabus usually says. The grading scales guide compares them.

Every possible score out of 17, with 3 highlighted. Pick any score to see its page.

Correct	Wrong	Percentage	Grade
17	0	100%	A
16	1	94.1%	A
15	2	88.2%	B
14	3	82.4%	B
13	4	76.5%	C
12	5	70.6%	C
11	6	64.7%	D
10	7	58.8%	F
9	8	52.9%	F
8	9	47.1%	F
7	10	41.2%	F
6	11	35.3%	F
5	12	29.4%	F
4	13	23.5%	F
3	14	17.6%	F
2	15	11.8%	F
1	16	5.9%	F
0	17	0%	F

No. Below 60% is an F, a failing grade on the standard US scale.

0.0 on a 4.0 scale, as an F.

With a half point, 3.5 out of 17 is 20.59%: an F on the standard scale and an F with plus and minus grades.

6 at most with a 60% passing score: you need 11 out of 17. With a 70% passing score you need 12 out of 17.