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Gmax Posted 9 years ago
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When a sentence starts with a number, do we have to write that number in words? If the answer is true, please let me know if it is a rule.
e.g. Seventy five percent of the population is poor OR 75% of the population is poor.
Thank you
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Most style guides advise spelling out numbers that start a sentence, and numbers 10 or less. There are ways to avoid beginning a sentence with a large number. Seventy-five percent of the population is poor.
- Most style guides advise spelling out numbers that start a sentence, and numbers 10 or less.
- There are ways to avoid beginning a sentence with a large number.
- Seventy-five percent of the population is poor.
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Most style guides advise spelling out numbers that start a sentence, and numbers 10 or less.
There are ways to avoid beginning a sentence with a large number.
Seventy-five percent of the population is poor.
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