Hi, Botha. As a rule, decimal numbers are written as numerals, though you could write "five point six percent" if you needed to. Alex Martin. Is this sentence correct? Hi, Haifa. Hi, Nicole. Ultimately, unless you are using a specific style guide, the main thing to consider is clarity. Hi, Kristine. Which one of the following is correct in scientific paper writing? Hi, Hari. If you're asking about whether to put the measurement or percentage in brackets, that would be your choice unless you're using a style guide that suggests one method in particular.
You might want to consider which figure is more relevant in context and put that one in the main text, though. Upload a document Instant Quote.
Instant Quote Need more help perfecting your writing? Proofed has the perfect editor! Get An Instant Quote. If you are referring to a percent generically or casually, AP style suggests spelling out the number and using the word percent. But here it is. If a percent must appear at the beginning of a sentence, spell out the number and use the word percent. Forty-seven percent of participants preferred ankle socks more than calf-length socks.
APA style also recommends using the word percent with spelled-out numbers at the start of a sentence. However, the MLA Style Center , which is the official website of MLA Style, published guidelines stating that the word percent should be used with spelled-out numbers in general writing. The professor was disappointed that only seventy-five percent of the class finished the assignment.
In number-heavy documents, the MLA Style Center recommends using numerals with the percent sign although presumably not at the start of a sentence. Because the guidelines are not in the handbook itself, this interpretation is understandable. I hope the Modern Language Association will clarify this issue in the next edition of the handbook.
Also is the comma after the quote correct punctuation in this case? Thank you for visiting my blog. Commas are normally placed within quotation marks unless you are following British English. Best of luck!
The "percent" is also usually treated like a unit of measurement like kg, m, lb, etc. You could perhaps alternatively say "Four and Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousandths of a percentage point" but that makes the already stilted lawyerese even worse in my opinion! AO Nov Maggie1 Mar We do this frequently for our state legislature. Bills typically require all numbers to be written out. Our local gross receipts tax, for example, has 4 decimal places. For those of you who insist it should be "four and nine hundred seventy five thousandths percent" or something similar.
Here's something to consider. Let's say we ask a few simpler questions in reverse:. Oh, and to make the analogy complete, how would you write "four and five tenths percent" using only arabic numerals and symbols?
The reason it needs to be spelled out is for clarification. Sometimes, depending on the font used, time passing and eroding the paper, scanning, etc, the numbers become difficult to read. This is why it is required that on Legal Documents which includes numbers also be spelled out. I came upon this site because I too work in the legal field and need help with how to spell out 2.
I think it is two and four one-hundredths percent, but wanted to be sure. Any body out there have an answer? Daydreamer Sep Addie Jun Gloriann Mar People here would say 'oh' instead of zero but in a legal document zero would seem more appropriate.
Again 0. Regarding putting 2. For instance, 2. I'm just not sure of the wordage when there's 4 numbers behind the decimal. Joan I would suggest: thirty-two and thirty-two-hundredths percent or thirty-two and thirty-two hundredths percent. Laura Evans Apr Diana Kay Jun Daly Aug It seems to me that the natural way to write figures as words would be the same way as we say them.
So If the decimals only go to two or three places then we might talk about hundredths or thousandths but rarely beyond that. Except for a few basic rules, spelling out numbers vs. Again, consistency is the key. Rule 1 - Spell out all numbers beginning a sentence. Rule 2 - Hyphenate all compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine. Rule 3 - Hyphenate all written-out fractions. Rule 4 - With figures of four or more digits, use commas. Count three spaces to the left to place the first comma.
Continue placing commas after every three digits. Rule 5 - It is not necessary to use a decimal point or a dollar sign when writing out sums of less than a dollar. Rule 6 - Do not add the word "dollars" to figures preceded by a dollar sign. Rule 8 - Using numerals for the time of day has become widely accepted. Rule 9 - Mixed fractions are often expressed in figures unless they begin a sentence.
Olivia1 Dec I am wondering how you say this percentage in words:. Is it something like: One hundredth and one thousandth of one percent?? Joanna Said Mar Can the word percent ever be written as two separate words? Do the people in the UK write it as per cent? DebbieA May I do work in the legal field, and DebbieA, we do not write "percent" when writing out a percentage. We write it as "per cent". Also, I realize this conversation originated quite some time ago, but - speaking from experience - you MUST write out percentages in legal documents.
For instance, in a promissory note, you would say that there was a principal sum with interest "at the rate of three and nine-tenths per cent 3. I still catch myself having to count exactly how many digits over from the decimal point the percentage goes, so that I will accurately reflect that amount when putting it into words.
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