Quizzes: AP Style > Numbers

For each of the following, indicate the best answer.

1		Choose "a," "b" or "c" below.
			A)	Thomson scored 40 percent of his hook shots during the finals.
			B)	Thomson scored forty percent of his hook shots during the finals.
			C)	Thomson scored 40% of his hook shots during the finals.
2		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	35 police officers attended the ceremony.
			B)	Thirty-five police officers attended the ceremony.
3		Choose "a," "b" or "c" below.
			A)	2005 was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
			B)	Two thousand and five was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
			C)	Two-thousand-and-five was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
4		Choose "a," "b" or "c" below.
			A)	If I told you once, I told you 1,000 times, don't use passive voice.
			B)	If I told you once, I told you a thousand times, don't use passive voice.
			C)	If I told you once, I told you one thousand times, don't use passive voice.
5		Choose "a," "b" or "c" below.
			A)	He bought the hedgehog for 75 dollars.
			B)	He bought the hedgehog for $75.
			C)	He bought the hedgehog for $75.00.
6		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	The 7-year-old won the spelling bee.
			B)	The seven-year-old won the spelling bee.
7		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	She wrote five stories during her first week on the beat.
			B)	She wrote 5 stories during her first week on the beat.
8		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	She wrote ten stories during her tenth week on the beat.
			B)	She wrote 10 stories during her 10th week on the beat.
9		Choose "a," "b" or "c" below.
			A)	Police said the suspect was 6 feet 5 inches tall.
			B)	Police said the suspect was six feet five inches tall.
			C)	Police said the suspect was 6' 5".
10		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	The mayor's budget sets aside $5.73 million for the new library.
			B)	The mayor's budget sets aside $5.729 million for the new library.
11		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	Each reporter's notebook costs $0.83 when bought in bulk.
			B)	Each reporter's notebook costs 83 cents when bought in bulk.
12		Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	Edward outpaced his competitors by a three-to-one ratio.
			B)	Edward outpaced his competitors by a 3-to-1 ratio.