This looks like a real question to me. Unfortunately, because a moderator has closed it, I can't cite style guide discussions that distinguish between asserting that something has increased by …

Aug 29, 2015 · So you may refund all of a loan (with interests) without paying 100% of it: the rounding rule sometimes apply also with 100% (or 0%). When rounding the amount of killed …

Nov 30, 2012 · 100 clams. 50 quid. a stack of euros thick enough to choke a cow. Share. Improve this answer. Follow ...

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the …

Jun 23, 2015 · 100 trillion in most (non-English speaking) other places. (Practical approach: The different naming patterns for large numbers obviously can lead to misunderstandings …

Jul 27, 2019 · [Relevant examples;] 1%[;] 45%[;] 100%. In discussions involving infrequent use of numbers you may spell out a percentage or an amount of money if you can do so in three …

Aug 24, 2016 · She walked past the farm 100 times. or. She walked past the farm a 100 times. The second seems wrong to me since separately "100" is pronounced "one hundred" but I …

May 4, 2013 · I suggest writing 2.3 kg instead of any of 5 lbs., 5lbs., 5 lb. or 5lb. Historically, however, the forms “5 lb” and “5 lbs” appear to have been used more than either of the others …

If you're writing the amount on a check, where the word "dollars" is preprinted at the end of the line, the convention is to write "Forty-two thousand and 00/100", which is then followed by the …

While people agree a "50% increase" means 1.5x the original, percentages over 100 sometimes vary such that "a 300% increase" could mean 3x or 4x the original value. I suspect it's due to …