Chapter 14 Numbers

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  All these options are correct.

B  Rural Route 19 rhymes … R and R.

C  Except for the number One, house numbers, apartment numbers, suite numbers, box numbers, and route numbers are expressed as figures.

D  2124 11th Street is a good place to live.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  If a sentence contains unrelated amounts of money, treat each amount separately.

B  Sums less that $1 are written as figures that are followed by the word cents.

C  My bank account showed all of my purchases: $7.13, $.99, $2.80, $1, and $.40.

D  All of these are correct.

A  Two hundred and forty-five – 33/100 was written on the face of the check.

B  Two hundred forty-five and 33/100 was written on the face of the check.

C  Two hundred and forty-five and 33/100 was written on the face of the check.

A  Eighty-four community colleges in 16 states offer bachelor’s degrees.

B  Compound numbers from 21 through 99 are hyphenated when they are written in word form.

C  Not one of the sentences is correct.

D  All of the options apply.

E  Eighty-three people were on the boat today.

A  If the dollar amount is $1,000 or higher, separate groups of three digits with commas to improve clarity.

B  If the dollar amount is $1,000.00 or higher, separate groups of three digits with commas to improve clarity.

C    

D  If the dollar amount is 1,000 or higher, separate groups of three digits with commas to improve clarity.

A  If a number begins a sentence and that number includes two words, the sentence should be rewritten so that it does not begin the sentence.

B  Eighty-four community colleges in 16 states offer bachelor’s degrees is written properly.

C  Numbers that begin sentences are written as words.

D  All these apply

A  None of these apply.

B  The numbers zero through ten are generally written as numbers.

C  Numbers above ten are generally written as words.

D  Both of the two written responses apply in all cases.