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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).
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 ...
Er, no. I very, very strongly disagree that the MOS should recommend spelling out numbers from 1-99. And I don't see much of a consensus on that point above. I'd be OK with always spelling out 1-10, but above that it should depend on the context and the preferences of the editor. I've no problem with the hyphenation rule.
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
For example, if your check is for $19.99, you would write it out as “Nineteen and 99/100.” ... Knowing how to write numbers in words on a check is even more important if you write larger checks.
It's used widely in election infoboxes where there isn't space to write it out. Number 5 7 22:25, 8 November 2024 (UTC) I will answer Gawaon's valid question in two parts. The first part is a quotation from ISO 80000-1:2009 (emphasis added) In some cases, per cent, symbol %, where 1 % := 0,01, is used as a submultiple of the coherent unit one.
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.
In my opinion, numbers twenty-one through ninety-nine should be spelled out in nonscientific articles when numbers are used infrequently. When I edit I spell out numbers one through ten in nonscientific articles and leave the rest as they are (that's just my personal preference/style). —Wayward 00:04, 30 August 2005 (UTC)