Numbers and dates

Which statement accurately represents APA’s basic numbers rule?
Use numerals for all numbers in your writing.
Use numerals for numbers 10 and above, but write out numbers nine and below.
Each individual writer can choose whether to use numerals or words, as long as they are consistent.
There are exceptions to APA’s basic numbers rule for numbers that start a sentence or numbers that represent time. Which sentence correctly follows those exceptions?
Three students submitted their assignments five days before the deadline.
3 students submitted their assignments 5 days before the deadline.
Three students submitted their assignments 5 days before the deadline.
There are exceptions to APA’s basic numbers rule for numbers that suggest a specific place in a series or represent points on a scale. Which sentence correctly follows those exceptions?
I discovered in Chapter 3 that students who took a writing course improved their score on their final capstone assignment by seven points.
I discovered in Chapter three that students who took a writing course improved their score on their final capstone assignment by 7 points.
I discovered in Chapter 3 that students who took a writing course improved their score on their final capstone assignment by 7 points.
There are exceptions to APA’s basic numbers rule for percentages. Which sentence correctly follows those exceptions?
Only eight percent of the participants completed the survey, less than the thirty-five percent completion rate I had hoped for.
Only 8% of the participants completed the survey, less than the 35% completion rate I had hoped for.
Only eight percent of the participants completed the survey, less than the 35% completion rate I had hoped for.
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is. _____351 people attended the performance.
C
Three hundred fifty-one
Thirty hundred fifty-one
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is.____There were one hundred and thirty-five pieces in the puzzle.
C
135
1035
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is.____Class started at eight-thirty A.M. in Room Twenty.
C
8:30 A.M.
8:30 P.M.
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is.____In the sixties there were sit-ins at 100's of colleges.
C
Hundred
Hundreds
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is.____Every afternoon at two o'clock the chimes rang.
C
2 p.m.
2 a.m.
Write the correct answer for each sentence, using either words to spell out the numbers (thirty-one) or numerals where appropriate (31). Write a C if the sentence is correct as is.____The stock deal, which involved $4.5 billion, paid a twelve and a half percent dividend.
C
12.5
12.30
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