Which of the following examples illustrates the incorrect ...

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Which of the following examples illustrates the incorrect expression of numbers?
 
  A. The 1st few employees of the company helped create a strong organizational culture.
  B. The company's production units are spread across seven countries.
  C. According to the survey, 82 percent of the employees accepted the new code of conduct.
  D. About one-third of the employees do not need any training.

Question 2

A person's address reads 156 Chalfont Drive NW. Which of the following punctuations should be used to separate the street name from the abbreviation NW?
 
  A. A comma
  B. An apostrophe
  C. An internal period
  D. A dash

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Answer to Question 1

A
The statement that illustrates the incorrect expression of numbers is The 1st few employees
of the company helped create a strong organizational culture. The correct way to write this is
The first few employees of the company helped create a strong organizational culture. In
business correspondence, the ordinal numbers first through tenth are spelled out.

Answer to Question 2

A
A comma should be used to separate the street name from the abbreviation NW. When
abbreviations such as NW, SW, and NE appear after street names, use a comma to
separate the street name from the abbreviation.