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Numbers in mathematical formulae are never spelled out (3 < π < 22 / 7 not three < pi < twenty-two sevenths), and "numbers as numbers" are rarely spelled out in other mathematical contexts (the first three primes are 2, 3, and 5 not the first three primes are two, three, and five; but zero-sum game and roots of unity).
If you can identify specific contexts in which there is a clear advantage to spelling out the numbers, I could agree to doing so only in those specific contexts. But for general use, I would not want to see the numbers spelled out. older ≠ wiser 03:05, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC) Using numerals for numbers greater than ten is widespread throughout ...
After "nine", one can head straight back into the 10, 11, 12, etc., although some write out the numbers until "twelve". Example: "I have 28 grapes." (Preferred) Example: "I have twenty-eight grapes." Another common usage is to write out any number that can be expressed as one or two words, and use figures otherwise. Examples:
Spell out large numbers beginning sentences (Thirty days hath September . . .). Spell out numbers which are inexact, or below 10 and not grouped with numbers over 10 (one-tailed t test, eight items, nine pages, three-way interaction, five trials). Use numerals for numbers 10 and above, or lower numbers grouped with numbers
Whole numbers between zero and ten should be spelt in full. Numbers higher than ten may be represented by numerals, except where they appear as the first word in a sentence, in which case they should be written out in full. In different style guides, I've seen this rule, or one for spelling out numbers through 20, or even through 99.
While we currently have the manual say spelling out numbers up to 10, I propose that we at least in one sentence explain the standard formal English usage of spelling out numbers up to 100. I was asked by an editor "why spell out "fifty" and not "five hundred and sixty-two" and responded that it was formal English practice because it was ...
Here are three sample check amounts, with examples of how to write them out correctly: $1,750: One thousand, seven hundred fifty and 00/100 $47.99: Forty-seven and 99/100
In general the use of number-only page names should only be used for "Year in Review" entries. By community consensus, an article title that is a number in Arabic numerals 1 through 100 is about the number (or hosts a DAB), not the year. (This has since been extended to numbers up to 150, and a few other specific examples like 911.)