Meaning & use
75
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Meanings
number
The whole number that comes after seventy-four and before seventy-six.
Grammar: Used as a cardinal number to count or quantify.
Patterns
- 75 + plural noun
There are 75 people in the room.
She scored 75 on the test.
The temperature reached 75 degrees.
number
Equal to three quarters of 100; written as .75 as a decimal.
Grammar: Used to express a fraction or percentage.
Patterns
- 75 percent
75 percent of the students passed.
The battery is at 75 percent.
He drank .75 liters of water.
Common combinations
- 75 percent
- 75 percent of the employees agreed.
- 75 years old
- My grandmother is 75 years old.
- 75 miles per hour
- The speed limit is 75 miles per hour.
Synonyms and how they differ
- three quarters
- Means 75 percent or 3/4 of something; it is a fraction, not a whole number like 75.
Word family
- seventy-five number
- The cardinal number 75.
- seventy-fifth adjective
- Coming after the seventy-fourth and before the seventy-sixth.
Commonly confused: 75 or seventy?
75 vs seventy
Seventy is 70, while seventy-five is 75. They are different numbers.
Practice
Which sentence uses '75' correctly?
Choose one answer.
75 is a valid age, so 'She is 75 years old' is correct. An hour has 60 minutes, 75 is odd, and water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “75”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.