Victoria Petty AP Style Guide-- Numbers

NUMBERS

1. Numbers one through nine are written out and numbers 10 and up are numerals. 

~Example: I have one friend named Tim and 13 friends named Clive. 

2. Spell out grade levels. 

~Example: I am in the ninth grade. 

3. Use a hyphen for scores. 

~Example: The Hawks beat the Cardinals 25-20

4. Spell out fractions 

5. Use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 pm or am. 

6. When using a date span, use a hyphen.