Is it 5 percent, or 5%, or five percent, or five %?
It's 5 percent, with "percent" spelled out and the number 5. And even though the number is under 10, whenever a percentage is used then the numeral should be presented as a digit, and not spelled out.
How do I know all this? AP Style, under percent.
In the next couple of weeks, we are going to have an AP Style quiz that will be equal in weight to roughly NINE current events quizzes. So be sure to be boning up on your AP Style!
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