Writing Numbers Correctly

 Write in Figures:

 Write in Words:
  • Exact numbers above ten:
    • The van holds 18 passengers.
    He has 367 or 368 rare stamps
  • Ten and the numbers below:
    • The 707 has four jet engines.
    She had five cats and two dogs.
  • Round numbers in advertising:
    • We have sold over 10,000 books.
    We get nearly 500 orders a day.
  • Round numbers, in general and one:
    • About ten thousand should come.
    The test should take one hour.
  • All numbers in a series:
    • Get 8 bags, 4 boxes, and 28 crates.
    I saw 6 men, 11 boys, and 14 women.
  •  Numbers that start a sentence:
    • Twenty-eight players took part.
    Two hundred were needed.
  • Exact amounts of money and fractions:
    • They gave $1,000 to the hurricane victims.
    He puts 1/3 of his salary into savings.
  • Indefinite amounts of money:
    • They gave thousands of dollars.
    He had several hundred dollars.
  •  Numbers used with percentages:
    • No discount is over 8 percent.
    Sales figures of 6% shoes and 5% purses.
  • Numbers that are ordinals:
    • It is their second anniversary.
    It's his twenty-first birthday.
  •  Ages and years when exact:
    • Joan is 15 years, 11 months old.
    He worked there 31 years and 3 weeks.
  •  Ages and years, in general:
    • Voters must be eighteen years old.
    She has worked here almost eight years.
  •  Graduation, historical years:
    • He belongs to the class of '95.
    The Olympics of '92 and '88.
  •  Names of centuries, decades:
    • Back in the twentieth century...
    He told about the gay nineties.
  • Street numbers and names above ten:
    • The store is near 188 Seashore Street.
    He lives at 919 East 42nd Street.
  •  Street names, ten and below:
    • The store is near Fifth Avenue.
    She lives at 181 Second Street.
  • Time with minutes, a.m. & p.m.:
    • I expect him home at 8:45 tonight.
    The plane departs at 10 p.m.
  •  Time, informal and o'clock:
    • Come over at a quarter of nine.
    My plane leaves at ten o'clock.
  • Dimensions and measurements:
    • The carpet is 12 by 28 feet.
    The pail holds 2 quarts, 1 pint.
  •  Military, political divisions:
    • The Forty-second Regiment
    The Fortieth Election District