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The H.C.F. of 1.75, 5.6 and 7 is :


A) 0.07

B) 0.7

C) 160/3

D) 3.5

E) 0.35

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

To find the H.C.F. of numbers containing a decimal point.
Make all the numbers have same number of digits after the decimal point by adding zeroes to the right.
In this case the decimals are 1.75, 5.60, 7.00
Ignore the decimal point and treat the number as a whole.
So we will get as 175, 560, 700
The factors of the numbers.
175 = 5 x 5 x 7 x 1
560 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 7 x 1
700 = 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 1
The H.C.F. of the numbers is 5 x 7 = 35 .
Put the decimal point in the H.C.F.so the hcf is 0.35.