Numbers (Concluded) Unit 11

2 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Money Amounts Money Amounts Adjacent Numbers Adjacent Numbers Percentages and Time Percentages and Time Building and Street Numbers Building and Street Numbers Dimensions, Weights, Quantities, and Sizes Dimensions, Weights, Quantities, and Sizes

3 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Money Amounts Exact amounts of money are expressed in figures. Even amounts of money (dollars and no cents) are usually written without the decimal point and zeros. Use figures and the word cents for amounts less than a dollar. Omit the decimal point. Emilio was paid $50.10 for his work. Emilio was paid $50.10 for his work. We paid $35 and were given a receipt. We paid $35 and were given a receipt. The postage was 75 cents. The postage was 75 cents.

4 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Tryout Sentences 1. Each shirt costs $26.00 plus tax. 2. We gave the carpenter a check for $ The postage for the letter amounted to $ I put a total of $.75 cents in the parking meter. 5. Please let me borrow twenty-five dollars until tomorrow.

5 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Adjacent Numbers When two numbers stand adjacent with no words or punctuation between them, spell out the shorter of the two (i.e., the one that takes fewer letters to spell out); express the longer one in figures. The plumber ordered 18 twelve-inch pipes. The plumber ordered 18 twelve-inch pipes. The teacher purchased twenty 75-cent pads and fifty 15-cent pencils. The teacher purchased twenty 75-cent pads and fifty 15-cent pencils.

6 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Tryout Sentences 1. The builder needed inch pipes for one particular job. 2. I would like to order page booklets. 3. We were told that member teams are competing. 4. Please purchase cent stamps at the post office. 5. Mike DeAngelo, the architect, envisions a complex of story buildings.

7 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Percentages and Time Percentages are expressed in figures, followed by the word percent. The hour is spelled out when it is followed by o’clock. The hour is expressed in figures when it is followed by a.m. or p.m. Rochelle Zeller owns 80 percent of the property. Rochelle Zeller owns 80 percent of the property. Be ready at eight o’clock. Be ready at eight o’clock. Be ready at 8 p.m. Be ready at 8 p.m.

8 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Tryout Sentences 1. Our work hours are usually between nine a.m. and five p.m., but bad weather delayed fifty percent of the staff. 2. Estelle’s Spanish grade was 90%, but her math grade was only sixty percent. 3. Prices will be slashed by 15% for those customers arriving between 9 o’clock and ten o’clock. 4. Warren Elam began to speak at eleven a.m., but only 75% of the seats were filled. 5. By 2 o’clock the kitchen had run out of 50% of the items on the menu.

9 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Building and Street Numbers Building and house numbers greater than one are expressed in figures. Street numbers one through ten are spelled out. One Park Avenue One Park Avenue 2 Park Avenue 2 Park Avenue 9 Eighth Avenue 9 Eighth Avenue

10 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Tryout Sentences 1. Clarisse is moving to 1 3d Drive. 2. My dentist is located at 4 South 1st Avenue. 3. Mandy fell on the ice in front of 2 9th Avenue. 4. Today’s parade is taking place on 10th Street. 5. Is four Second Street your new address?.

11 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Dimensions, Weights, Quantities, and Sizes Use figures to express dimensions, weights, quantities, and sizes. In general business correspondence, spell out the unit of measure (i.e., feet, inches). Do not separate the elements of a unit of measure with commas. Lyle wears a size 40 suit. Lyle wears a size 40 suit. Jeanne’s height measures 5 feet 8 inches. Jeanne’s height measures 5 feet 8 inches.

12 of 12Unit 11 Numbers (Concluded) Tryout Sentences 1. This sack of potatoes weighs eight lbs., one ounce. 2. Monique measures 6 ft., 1 in. and wears a size fourteen dress. 3. I picked five lbs., 9 ounces of apples but took home only four lbs. 4. Tatiana ate 1 lb. of potatoes a week until she was unable to wear her size 8 dress. 5. Our outfielder is 5 ft., 11 in. tall and has grown one inch since January.`