Review Exercise N-Number Style Write the preferred number style on the lines provided. Assume that these num- bers appear in business correspondence. When you finish, compare your responses with those provided. For each item on which you need review, consult the num- bered principle shown in parentheses. 1. (a) 2 alternatives (b) two alternatives 2. (a) Seventh Avenue (b) 7th Avenue 3. (a) sixty sales reps (6) 60 sales reps 4. (a) November ninth (6) November 9 5. (a) forty dollars (b) $40 6. (a) on the 23rd of May (b) on the twenty-third of May 7. (a) at 2:00p.m. (b) at 2 p.m. 8. (a) 4 two-hundred-page books (b) four 200-page books 9. (a) at least 15 years ago (b) at least fifteen years ago 10. (a) 1,000,000 viewers (b) 1 million viewers 11. (a) twelve cents (b) 12 cents 12. (a) a sixty-day warranty (b) a 60-day warranty "Notes: Fractions used as adjectives require hyphens. GM-46 Grammar/Mechanics Handbook 13. (a) ten percent interest rate 14. (a) 4/5 of the voters 15. (a) the rug measures four by six feet 16. (a) about five hundred people attended 17. (a) at eight o'clock 18. (a) located at 1 Wilshire Boulevard (b) 10 percent interest rate (b) four fifths of the voters (b) the rug measures 4 by 6 feet (b) about 500 people attended (b) at 8 o'clock (b) located at One Wilshire Boulevard (b) three computers for 12 people (b) four out of every 100 licenses 19. (a) three computers for twelve people 20. (a) 4 out of every 100 licenses