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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about a fifty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when estimating a quantity or value that is approximately fifty, often in informal contexts.
Example: "The project will take about a fifty hours to complete, depending on the team's efficiency."
Alternatives: "around fifty" or "approximately fifty".
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Bracings had about a fifty per cent success rate: amateurs collapsed, tougher sellers told him to go fuck himself.
I had about a fifty percent retention ratio.
Back in July 2009, BBC correspondent Nisar Kokhar had reported about a fifty percent increase in religious schools in Sindh.
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This took about a billion years.
"There's about a million entries.
"It's about a billion a month".
"About a thousand," said Markku.
About a hundred schools shut.
About a hundred and fifty still exist.
CLARK: About a hundred dollars.
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