Step by step
The question
Question: write 45 in words.
Write 45 in words
1 Split into tens and ones
45 is 4 tens and 5 ones.
That is 40 and 5.
45 = 40 + 5
2 Say each part
40 is forty.
40 → forty
5 is five.
5 → five
3 Write the word
We join them with a dash: forty-five.
= forty-five
Careful!
Four has a u.
Forty does not.
Careful: not fourty-five ✗
4 Check
We read it back.
Forty is 40, five is 5.
Together 45.
Yes!
It works.
forty-five → 40 + 5 = 45
Let's look back.
First: split into tens and ones.
Then: say each part.
Then: write the word.
Last: check.
Answer
= forty-five