In a business environment, you may be expected to communicate sums, numbers, dates, times, percents, and fractions. Make sure you know the correct way to use numbers in your writing. Correct usage of numbers will minimize confusion and miscommunication.

7. Grammar and Mechanics - Number Use

In a business environment, you may be expected to communicate sums, numbers, dates, times, percents, and fractions. Make sure you know the correct way to use numbers in your writing. Correct usage of numbers will minimize confusion and miscommunication.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

The marketing manager wrote six new press releases.

The marketing manager wrote 6 new press releases.

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Explanation:

Spell out numbers ten and under and numbers beginning sentences.

Fill in the blank.

More than 200 people attended Grant’s presentation on work/life balance.

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Explanation:

Use figures for most references to numbers 11 and over.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

Maria’s interview will be at ten fifteen a.m.

Maria’s interview will be at 10:15 a.m.

Maria’s interview will be at ten-fifteen a.m.

Points:

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Explanation:

Use figures to express money, dates, clock times, decimals, and percents.

Fill in the blank.

Onlyone-fourth   of our company showed up for the retreat.

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Explanation:

Use words for small fractions.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

I need to hire 5 new people this year.

I need to hire five new people this year.

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Explanation:

Spell out numbers ten and under and numbers beginning sentences.

Fill in the blank.

Onlyhalf   of the accounting department finished their work.

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Explanation:

Use words for small fractions.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

Sixty managers will be attending the national conference.

60 managers will be attending the national conference.

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Explanation:

Spell out numbers ten and under and numbers beginning sentences.

Fill in the blank.

I know of more than1 million   customers we are not reaching.

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Explanation:

Use a combination of words and figures to express sums of 1 million and more.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

20 new employees will start next week.

Twenty new employees will start next week.

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Explanation:

Spell out numbers ten and under and numbers beginning sentences.

Which sentence uses numbers correctly?

60 people work for the small company.

Sixty people work for the small company.

Points:

1 / 1

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Explanation:

Spell out numbers ten and under and numbers beginning sentences.