NUMBER RULES

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NUMBER RULES
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• --Spell out numbers one through ten. Use figures
  for numbers 11 and above.
• --The crocodiles ate 35 people.
• --Six people were about to fall in the ocean.

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In a series if any of the numbers are above ten,
use figures.

• --On the hike up the mountain, Jake took 11 candy
  bars, 5 apples, and
• 8 bananas.

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When a number is the first entry in a sentence,
spell it out.

• --Thirty telephone poles lined our country road.

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When writing exact or approximate amounts of
money, use figures--do not add zeros to whole
dollar amounts.

• --That couch sells for 399.95.
• --The items cost 1.17, .45, and 2.
• --He has saved 576 for the stereo.

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Temperature, size, and dimension are always
written in figures.

• --The round window is
• 7 feet wide.
• --Because it was 5 F below zero last night, our
  window was frosted this morning.
• --The window measures 7 by 12 feet.

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Type percentages in figures. Spell out the word
percent.

• --She earned 85 percent on the CPA exam.
• --She saved 30 to
• 50 percent on each purchase.

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Age should be written in words unless expressed
with years, months, and/or days.

• --Mack is fifty-one today.
• --Macks youngest child is 2 years 4 months and 3
  days old.

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Use figures to express time.

• --Our building closes at 6 p.m.
• --Tomorrows meeting will be at noon.
• --Todays meeting adjourned at 320 p.m.

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Write house numbers in figures except the number
One.

• --His address is 3103 Pine Tree Lane.
• --They live at
• One Apple Street.

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Spell out street, avenue, and boulevard names
that carry numbers ten or below those above ten
should be expressed in figures.

• --The store is located on First Avenue.
• --Their store address is
• 140 South 18th Avenue.
• --He lives at 130 Chad Drive, Apt. 5.