0/10 students, 1/10 students

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pinkie9

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I want to use these in a column in a table.
- 0/10 students
- 1/10 students
Should the "student" be plural (is "s" necessary) when the numerator is 0 or 1?
 

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Of course, since the denominator is plural irrespective of the numerator!
 

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I want to use these in a column in a table.
- 0/10 students
- 1/10 students
Should the "student" be plural (is "s" necessary) when the numerator is 0 or 1?

Yes, the noun does not refer to the first number but to the second so it needs to be plural.

1/10 students = One [student] out of every ten students.
0/10 = No student out of every ten students.
 
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