Money and prices

What's the correct punctuation in this case?

It's ten dollars and fifty cents.

• $10.50

• $10,50

Answer explanation

Em inglês, não se usa a vírgula para separar os centavos, mas o ponto: $10.50

Choose the correct option.

$200.00

• Two hundred dollars.

• Two hundreds dollars.

Answer explanation

Em inglês "hundred é sempre singular quando tem um número na frente: one hundred, two hundred, three hundred. Nunca use "s" em "hundred" nesses casos.

Choose the correct question for this answer?

It's twenty dollars.

• How much is it?

• How much are they?

Choose the correct question for this answer?

The glasses are 50 dollars.

• How much are they?

• How much is it?

Answer explanation

Glasses = plural (they)

Choose the correct answer for this question:

Salesperson: How about these jeans?

• I love them!

• I love it!

Answer explanation

jeans = plural

I love them. (not it)

How do you say this:

$255.00

• Two hundred fifty-five dollars.

• Two thousand fifty-five dollars.

How do you say this number in full?

$2,000.00

• Two thousand dollars.

• Two thousands dollars.

Answer explanation

Quando houver um número antes de "thousand", não use o plural.

One thousand.

Two thousand.

Three thousand.

(not thousands)

What's the correct punctuation for this number?

Three thousand five hundred dollars and 10 cents.

• $3,500.10

• $3.500,10

Answer explanation

In English, it's just the opposite from Portuguese:

In Portuguese: 3.500,10 (ponto para milhares e centenas, e vírgula para centavos)

In English: 3,500.10 (vírgula para milhares e centenas, e ponto para centavos)

What's the correct preposition?

Can I pay ___ credit card?

• by

• for

What does this symbol mean when used before prices?

€

• euro

• dollar

Answer explanation

Take a look at the symbols again:

€ = euro

$ = dollar

R$ = real