Numbers for Daze: Dimensions and Currency ft. Cathy Krew

Which of the following sentences is written in the correct AP style format?

• The field is ten yards long.

• The field is 10 yards long.

Which of the following figures is written in the correct AP style format?

• 53

• fifty-three feet

• 53 ft

• fifty-three ft

What is the AP style rule for units of measurement?

• They should be spelled out

• They should be abbreviated

Which of the following correctly follows AP style rules for currency?

• 30 cents

• Five dollars and ten cents

• $2.50

You can use the numeral form of a number to begin a sentence.

• True

• False

Which one is the correct version?

• He has one-third of the money.

• The man has ⅓ of the money.

• ⅓ of the money is in his pocket.

You use the full numerical value for values dealing with million, billion, and trillion such as $1,000,000 and $1,000,000,000.

• True

• False

Which sentence is correct?

• Floyd Mayweather made $200 million and Marcos Maidana made $1 million.

• Floyd Mayweather made two hundred million dollars and Marcos Maidana made one million dollars.

• Floyd Mayweather made $200 million and Marcos Maidana made one million dollars.

Pick the sentence that is free of errors.

• The Indianapolis Colts quarterback is 6’5 and two hundred forty pounds.

• The Indianapolis Colts quarterback is 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 240lbs.

• The Indianapolis Colts quarterback is 6 feet 5 inches and weighs 240 pounds.

Select the sentence free of errors in AP style for addresses, abbreviations, capitalization, and numerals.

• The F.B.I. will spend between $3 and $4 billion over the next twelve years to improve its computer systems.

• The FBI will spend between $3 billion and $4 billion over the next 12 years to improve its computer systems.

• The FBI will spend between $3 and $4 billion over the next 12 years to improve its computer systems.

• The F-B-I will spend between $3billion and $4 billion over the next twelve years to improve its computer systems.