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3. Use all figures -- even for numbers 1 through 10 (as in this sentence) when
they have technical significance or need to stand out for quick comprehension.
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Dates - May 6
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Page numbers - Page 1
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A clinical study - 5-year-olds
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Period of time - a 6-month loan
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Symbols - 8º F
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Percentage - 9 percent
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Abbreviations - 12 cm
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Numbers - think of number from 1 to 10
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Freeways - I-80
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Clock time - 4 p.m.
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ratios - a 10-to-1 shot
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Measurements - parcels over 3 pounds
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Money - $16
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Scores - 3 to 2
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Highways - U.S Route 1
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4. In isolated cases spell out a number above 10 in order to de-emphasize the
number or make it seem indefinite.
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Mary could give her dad a thousand and one reasons why she wanted to go to
college.
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I have a hundred things to do today. (indefinite is what we want to show)
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I have a 100 things to do today. (too exact, too precise)
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