- Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%? [closed]
People often say that percentages greater than 100 make no sense because you can't have more than all of something This is simply silly and mathematically ignorant A percentage is just a ratio between two numbers There are many situations where it is perfectly reasonable for the numerator of a fraction to be greater than the denominator
- Correct usage of USD - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Computers do the work pre-publishing instead of readers doing the work post-publishing So we are free to just write for the reader’s understanding alone: one billion dollars 30 trillion dollars 1 7 quintillion dollars 42 pounds sterling 67 cents 100 clams 50 quid a stack of euros thick enough to choke a cow
- How to write numbers and percentage? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In general, it is good practice that the symbol that a number is associated with agrees with the way the number is written (in numeric or text form) For example, $3 instead of 3 dollars Note that this doesn't apply when the numbers are large, so it is perfectly fine to write 89 5 percent, as eighty-nine-and-a-half percent is very clunky This source puts it simply: When writing percentages
- How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?
37 Wikipedia lists large scale numbers here As only the 10 x with x being a multiple of 3 get their own names, you read 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 as 100 * 10 18, so this is 100 quintillion in American and British English and 100 trillion in most (non-English speaking) other places
- sentence construction - in total or just total? - English Language . . .
What is the correct way to write the following sentence about the total goals scored during his career? "Scored 100 goals total" or "Scored 100 goals in total"?
- When writing large numbers, should a comma be inserted?
In Indian English, 1 lakh is written out as 1,00,000 while 1 crore (100 lakh) is shown as 1,00,00,000 and a lakh crore of rupees or Rs 10,00,00,00,00,000 may be shown as Rs 1 lakh cr, which is useful to know if you are a big spender ¶ “In numerical expressions German uses a comma where English uses a decimal point: €19,95 (19 95 euros) In large numbers, German uses either a space or a
- Mixing use of K for thousands and MM for millions
In the general environment of municipal government, for dollars we use K for thousands, M for millions and B for billions However, I often see where those who are dealing with financing (banks and investment houses for bonds) use the MM for millions of dollars That being said, I think the most appropriate usage is using one alpha symbol consistently so that would lead to using K, M and B
- Numbers with more than 100 zeros - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Numbers with more than 100 zeros Ask Question Asked 4 years, 7 months ago Modified 4 years, 7 months ago
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