Exercise: Revising numbers for correctness and consistency

EXERCISE 61.2

Revise the numbers in the following sentences as necessary for correctness and consistency. Some sentences may be correct as written.

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  1. Question

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    In 2000, Al Gore won the popular presidential vote with 50,996,116 votes, but he was still short by 5 electoral votes.

  2. Question

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    200,000 people may have perished in the 2010 Haitian earthquake.

  3. Question

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    The senator who voted against the measure received 6817 angry emails and only twelve in support of her decision.

  4. Question

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    Walker signed a three-year, $4.5-million contract.

  5. Question

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    In that age group, the risk is estimated to be about one in 2,500.