AP Numerals

Question 1

One through eleven

Answer 1

Spell out one through eleven

Question 2

12 through 999

Answer 2

Use numerals for 12 through 999

Question 3

Numbers over 999

Answer 3

Use words or combinations of numbers and words like thousands, millions, billions, and trillions
Ex: 29-thousand complaints; two-hundred 50 million dollars

Question 4

Hyphens

Answer 4

Use hyphens to combine numbers and the words hundred or thousand
Ex: Nearly two-thousand students attended the lecture

Question 5

Ordinals

Answer 5

Use the same rules for ordinals

Question 6

Larger ordinals

Answer 6

Use numerals and -st, -nd, -rd, or -th for larger numbers
Ex: 21st

Question 7

A person’s name and age

Answer 7

Do NOT follow a person’s name with the age set off with commas

Question 8

Cents

Answer 8

Always spell out cents
Spell out amounts less than 12
Ex: five cents, 25 cents

Question 9

Dollars

Answer 9

Always spell out dollars, and never use the $ sign

Question 10

Amounts of money less than 12

Answer 10

Use words for amounts less than 12
Ex. Five dollars
500-thousand dollars

Question 11

Units

Answer 11

Use commas to separate units
Ex. Five dollars, ten cents

Question 12

Large amounts of money

Answer 12

Round and use more than or less than
Ex. More than five million dollars

Question 13

Elections/Voting

Answer 13

Use numbers sparingly
Use percentages rather than totals

Question 14

Measurements

Answer 14

Spell out numbers less than 12
Use commas to separate units of measure
Ex. He is five feet, six inches tall

Question 15

Measurement adjectives

Answer 15

Use hyphens
Ex. The five-foot-six man

Question 16

Percentages/Scores

Answer 16

Spell out “percent” and numbers less than 12
Ex. Eleven percent
Use figures only with “to”
Ex. 2-to-1