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175

175

70 1.0
A number equal to one hundred seventy-five
  • numeral
translation icon : ciento setenta y cinco
  • I paid $175 for that ring.
  • 175 students
  • 175 days
  • 175 years

Examples

  • Businesses and taxpayers spend $175 billion for additional road maintenance, police, fire, ambulance services, and parking.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The average age of the 175 community/junior college presidents responding to the questionnaires was 52.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So what do I get for $175 a day?

  • In all, 19 students moved during the study, leaving 175 students to be included in this research.

    Academic text (2013)
  • There were only three hotels and two restaurants in 2007; there are now 175 small hotels and dozens of restaurants.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Since the turn of the century, 175 no-hitters have been pitched in the major leagues.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In recent years, the program has exploded from less than 175 students to well over 425.

    Academic text (2008)
  • He and his family have been making paninis in the same bodega for 175 years.

  • He paid 175 dollars for the concert tickets.

  • The classroom can comfortably seat 175 students during lectures.

Synonyms

1 1.0

A number equal to 175

is shown as digits or numeral symbols instead of written words
CLXXV
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9.9

A Roman numeral for 175

is written in modern digits rather than in Roman numeral letters

Surface Forms

175 cardinal digit
one hundred seventy-five cardinal word
175th ordinal digit

Etymology

The number 175 is named one hundred seventy-five, made from one, hundred, seventy, and five, so it is 100 plus 75, and a helpful way to remember it is that 75 is 'three quarters' of 100.