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Numbers

Use numbers:

  • For numbers of three or more words.
    • 864 people who were polled
  • To be exact.
    • Forty-nine (49) cars

Use words for numbers:

  • For ordinal numbers under 100.
    • Sixth, one-third
  • For numbers of one or two words.
    • Eight, two hundred, forty-seven
  • Compound words.
    • Two-day hike, four-hour trip
  • To begin sentences.
    • Six hundred and thirty-two people died as a result of this.