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When expressing a range of numbers (from x to x), use a hyphen in place of the word to if the following conditions have been met:
1. The phrases from… to, from… through and between…and are not used.
2. Decimals and/or commas do not appear in the numeric values.
3. Neither value contains four or more digits.
4. Neither value is a negative.
5. Neither value contains a symbol.
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When expressing a range of numbers (from x to x), use the word to (instead of a hyphen) if any of the following conditions are present:
1. The phrases from… to, from… through and between…and are used.
2. Decimals and/or commas appear in the numeric values.
3. Either or both value contains four or more digits.
4. Either or both value is a negative.
5. Either or both value contains a symbol.
- The following examples are numbered to correspond with the above conditions.
+ The following examples are numbered to correspond with the conditions in the numbered list above.
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All other number ranges use a hyphen.
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For all other number ranges, use a hyphen.
