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This is a widely used US convention, not an official standard. Schools set their own bands: some start an A at 90%, some have no D-, and some use A- 3.67 instead of 3.7. Your school's handbook or registrar has the scale that counts.
Percentage to GPA is a step, not a formula: every percentage inside a band gets the same grade points. 83% and 86.9% are both a B, so both are 3.0.
That is why converting each class first and then averaging can give a different answer from averaging the percentages and converting once. Transcripts do it class by class.
One class: 85% is a B, so 3.0 grade points. 92% is an A-, 3.7. 78.4% is a C+, 2.3.
Three classes: 95% (3 credits) is an A = 4.0, 88% (4 credits) is a B+ = 3.3 and 72% (3 credits) is a C- = 1.7. Grade points: 4.0 x 3 + 3.3 x 4 + 1.7 x 3 = 30.3, over 10 credits = a 3.03 GPA.
Averaging the percentages first gives 85.3%, a B, which would read as 3.0. The class-by-class 3.03 is the one a transcript shows. To go the other way, use the GPA to percentage converter.
Find the letter grade for the percentage on your school's scale, then its grade points. On the common US scale 85% is a B (3.0) and 92% is an A- (3.7).
3.0 on the common US 4.0 scale, because 85% is a B (83-86%).
3.7 on the common US scale, because 90% is the bottom of the A- band (90-92%). At schools where an A starts at 90%, it is a 4.0.
No. A GPA is built class by class: convert each class to grade points, multiply by its credits, add up and divide by total credits. Averaging percentages first can give a different result.
No. It uses a common US grading scale, but every school sets its own. Use the scale in your handbook or on your transcript when it matters.