Step by step
The question
Question: write 68 in words.
Write 68 in words
1 Split into tens and ones
68 is 6 tens and 8 ones.
That is 60 and 8.
68 = 60 + 8
2 Say each part
60 is sixty.
60 → sixty
8 is eight.
8 → eight
3 Write the word
We join them with a dash: sixty-eight.
= sixty-eight
4 Check
We read it back.
Sixty is 60, eight is 8.
Together 68.
Yes!
It works.
sixty-eight → 60 + 8 = 68
Let's look back.
First: split into tens and ones.
Then: say each part.
Then: write the word.
Last: check.
Answer
= sixty-eight