Basic
True or False: Start your sentence with large numbers written in number form.
False: avoid starting sentences with large numbers and write them out.
Ex: More than three thousand people attended it.
What symbol needs to go in front of anything above a dollar?
$
Do you abbreviate or spell out figures?
Spell them out (feet, yard, inches...)
True
Do you spell out the word degrees or use the o sign after a temperature?
For ages, what goes between the words "7 year old"?
Hyphens
True or False: When writing out a range you cannot drop the first figure
True
What needs to go between the numbers of votes when the number is below 1,000?
Ex: he lost 200-300
What do you need to turn the fraction 3/4 into?
three-fourths
What do you need to include with all weights
figures
Ex: 5 pounds, 13 ounces
What letter do you add to decades? (The 1920_)
"s" - no apostrophe
How many decimals can be included?
2 decimals
True or False: you need figures when talking about proportions
True
Ex: 6 parts per million
"to"
Ex: The ratio was 2-to-1
How do you abbreviate the word number
No.
Ex: No. 1 team
What numbers are written out as words?
Anything under 10
What needs to go with anything below a dollar?
The word cents in lowercase - no decimal.
What do you use in political districts?
Numerals
Ex: 1st Ward
Do you use the word percent or the symbol (%) ?
The word percent
True or False: All temperatures use figures after them
False - zero does not
When writing out ages, what do you need to use?
Figures (-st, -nd, -rd)
True or False: you can use fractions when talking about an amount.
False, only use decimals.
What word do you need to use in 1,000+ votes
"to"
Ex: He won 4,000 to 3,000
What is wrong with this sentence?
The rug is 9-feet by 12-feet
You do not need the hyphens
Do you spell out a number at the beginning of a sentence if it's a calendar year?
No.