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Additional Material : Link to the Language of Numbers Many non-fiction articles , such as "The Changing Family , " contain information gathered by researchers . This information is shown by different kinds of numbers and words representing numbers . DATES AND WORDS FOR YEARS Examples : In the United States between 1970 and 1978 ... ( the year itself ) Since the 1980 s ... To begin with , in the past three decades ... ( the decade ) Until the end of the twentieth century ... ( also "the 1900 s" ) ( the century ) 1 . Complete the following paragraph appropriately : I was born in ( year ) . My mother / father was born in the ( decade ) My grandparents were born in the ( century ) PERCENTAGES Example : 15 percent ( or 15 % ) : ... approximatelyl 5 percent of these are headed by men . 2 . Find an additional example in the article "The Changing Family . " FRACTIONS Mathematical fractions (\ , / , etc . ) can be expressed in different ways . Examples : As of 1980 , one fifth of all households in the United States ... In the United States , one in seven American children ... Commonly used fractions , such \ as and \ , can be expressed by words : a half , a quarter . 3 . Find an additional example for each in the article .
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