Writers should draft legal documents using numerals for monetary amounts, and for large sums, combining words and numerals, to prevent disputes: Incorrect: The payment is five thousand and 00/100 dollars ($5000.00). Correct: The payment is $5,000.00 (five thousand dollars).
When you write out the word, use the form percent instead of the older form per cent. Only 3% of the systems crashed during the test period. Three percent of the systems crashed during the test period. In nontechnical writing, use the word percent rather than the symbol %.
For example, instead of writing “45 days”, an attorney would write “forty-five (45) days”. Sometimes, attorneys even use this method in writing out dollar amounts (e.g., “five thousand two hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($5,200.00)”) or percentages (e.g., “seventy-five percent (75%)”).
Sometimes, attorneys even use this method in writing out dollar amounts (e.g., “five thousand two hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($5,200.00)”) or percentages (e.g., “seventy-five percent (75%)”).
Express most percentages in numerals, except at the beginning of sentences. Depending on the audience, either write out “percent” or use “%.” Do not include a space before “%.”