41b. Using numerals

41bUse numerals according to convention in dates, addresses, and so on.

dates July 4, 1776; 56 BC; AD 30

addresses 77 Latches Lane, 519 West 42nd Street

percentages 55 percent (or 55%)

fractions, decimals 7/8, 0.047

scores 7 to 3, 21–18

statistics average age 37, average weight 180

surveys 4 out of 5

exact amounts of money $105.37, $106,000

divisions of books volume 3, chapter 4, page 189

divisions of plays act 3, scene 3 (or act III, scene iii)

time of day 4:00 p.m., 1:30 a.m.

note: When not using a.m. or p.m., write out the time in words (two o’clock in the afternoon, twelve noon, seven in the morning).