2.50 is twelve fifty. Twelve dollars and fifty cents is correct too.
2.50 = twelve fifty
2.50 → twelve fifty
$4.99 → four ninety-nine
Try it: Seller: That's $7.80. Diego: Okay, ___. Here you go. Choose what Diego says. (seventy-eight / seven eighty / seven eighteen) Answer: seven eighty — $7.80 is seven dollars and eighty cents: seven eighty.
,400 = fourteen hundred
For a price like
,400, people often say fourteen hundred. One thousand four hundred is correct too.
,400 → fourteen hundred
,900 → nineteen hundred
$2,500 → twenty-five hundred
Try it: Seller: The sofa is
,200. Maya: Wow, ___? That's a lot. Choose what Maya says. (one hundred twenty / twelve thousand / twelve hundred) Answer: twelve hundred —
,200 is one thousand two hundred: twelve hundred.
$300 = three hundred, $5,000 = five thousand
Round prices: $300 is three hundred and $5,000 is five thousand. After a number, say hundred and thousand with no -s.
$300 → three hundred
$5,000 → five thousand
Try it: Seller: This bike is $700. Maya: Hmm, ___. That's too much for me. Choose what Maya says. (seven hundred / seven hundreds / seventy hundred) Answer: seven hundred — $700 is seven hundred, with no -s after a number.