"five man" or "five-man"

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Please which is correct;
A five man committee or
A five-man committee
 
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A compound adjective is to be hyphenated.
 
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[STRIKE]Please[/STRIKE] Which is correct?

1. A five man committee ... [STRIKE]or[/STRIKE]
2. A five-man committee ...

Note my corrections above.

Also note that I have improved your thread title. Titles should include some/all of the words/phrases you are asking us about.
 
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