[Solution] Part 3: Grammar/Mechanics Checkup 13: Number Style
Created at:
Author: Marcus D. Green
Proper number style is essential for clear, professional business communication. These guidelines will help you apply correct number formatting in your documents.
Which of these sentences apply correct number style? Check all that apply.
- 57% of Diego's take-home salary goes straight into his retirement account.
- We prefer that our interns have completed Finance 201 and an advanced professional communication course.
- Kaito hopes to have at least $2 million in his retirement account by the time he turns 40.
View Explanation
Numbers from one to ten should be in word form, and figures should be used for numbers 11 and above. However, numbers (including percentages) that begin sentences must be written out. Numbers larger than 1 million should be expressed with a combination of figures and words.
Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
Before you schedule the video conference, make sure that Kate is available at on Tuesday.
View Explanation
Use figures to express the numbers 11 and higher, money, dates, decimals, and percents. When expressing clock times, use lowercase p.m. and a.m., and do not use zeros at the top of the hour (e.g., 3 p.m.).
Mariana's starting salary was with benefits.
View Explanation
Use word forms to express numbers from one to ten, small fractions, and numbers that begin sentences. Use figures to express numbers 11 and higher, money, dates, clock times, decimals, and percents. Use a combination of words and figures to express sums of 1 million and higher.
Which of these applies correct number style?
- 14 foreign dignitaries visited the global software giant's campus during two thousand nineteen.
- Fourteen foreign dignitaries visited the global software giant's campus during 2019.
- Fourteen foreign dignitaries visited the global software giant's campus during two thousand nineteen.
View Explanation
The correct answer is "Fourteen foreign dignitaries visited the global software giant's campus during 2019." Use word forms to express numbers from one to ten, small fractions, and numbers that begin sentences. Use figures to express numbers 11 and above, money, dates, clock times, decimals, and percents. Use a combination of words and figures to express sums of 1 million and higher.
Which of these sentences express correct number style? Check all that apply.
- The average salary increase for Division 45 employees was 2.8 percent last year.
- John wasn't sure how to break the news without angering the majority of the company's 421 employees.
- The meeting was scheduled for three o'clock on Friday, February fifteenth.
View Explanation
Use word forms to express numbers from one to ten, small fractions, and numbers that begin sentences. Use figures to express numbers 11 and above, money, dates, clock times, decimals, and percentages. Use a combination of words and figures to express sums of 1 million and higher.
Which of these choices has the correct number style to use at the beginning of a sentence?
- 30 reams of paper
- Thirty reams of paper
View Explanation
Use word forms to express numbers from one to ten, small fractions, and numbers that begin sentences.
