Select the numbers which should be hyphenated when written in words. 17 20 23 46 99 1/3 1/2 7/8
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Answer:2346991/31/27/8Step-by-step explanation:Let's find out by writing out each of the numbers.17 = Seventeen (Seventeen stands alone)20 = Twenty (Twenty stands alone)23 = Twenty-three will be hyphenated46 = Forty-six will be hyphenated99 = Ninety-nine will be hyphenated1/3 = one-third will be hyphenated 1/2 = one-half will be hyphenated7/8 = seven-eights will be hyphenatedNow we ask ourselves why are they hyphenated?We hyphenate because we need the two words to be glued together to show readers that the two or more elements of a sentence are link to each other.