Exercise 61.2 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. Example:

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

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

    Question

    5qGMoSrFqcECbr2Mse9E6Uwk43mQLXTOimYJhQN6Koaw8mUe3BTaSGCT3ux32eTMGBlY7H0ORWwaip0gyQSFHLOsn8Hi0dUJRNpRKDPe+OuSqhMNZiZriV/9p4zvfwIuN0ZadpwPWDk=
    200,000 people may have perished in the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
  3. The senator who voted against the measure received 6817 angry emails and only twelve in support of her decision.

    Question

    ykeWbYtByukQ7jmg0EjDfBc/umlAFQ5dpm7Pk4o+HUUWV/7l/Ueyw6tCS5scCUAcCNAShMlwVH//+Anp4NG9DwXitlg5o9Q7rZRbJBLFdUZmeyRcbEFS3AJqqKH0m4WCOMn+MPYu0K0y63Ge19i77kQQVIa2mWNozVAYfXUWbJXZ+wtcvou6BSEPX/ZaTFHEhzaHELBj33E=
    The senator who voted against the measure received 6817 angry emails and only twelve in support of her decision.
  4. Walker signed a three-year, $4.5-million contract.

    Question

    k5q3b1NighbmZ3DRwQWFKIu8zX6K6qBxXOWK63gNZnpMFu+FASexXyCF+lw3tQEqS46F7ZJhZvu5bQwP5BlZJAHmeJ1j7nh+wGzELhFh7vmiGiIJa8a64MlAY8sgp0mSRYzHyMpFUdpbWNzgVXOqFW6eOUYwSAwvKQsQsNBgbzcXm5q711TtFBmpQULEbbbK1YbacDP5nSvj2G1iONlMIX3R89q04Z+1UKNEW6rqT3/jz1Y1zywk/A==
    Walker signed a three-year, $4.5-million contract.
  5. In that age group, the risk is estimated to be about one in 2,500.

    Question

    UXQwVYl8PXxnHpb3dmfelkBQbKCHhEM+WR9ueCoZrml5EgaFdcFng8U/mxGjTs1gEEmwCCjeEMdMHNN+rTHAyhMYwanm/CiV1Ijuqiu79Zk1E32QnZJ8KVRanakJikoav2qBQOLwxxD1Jb58
    In that age group, the risk is estimated to be about one in 2,500.