Jane is paying her bills using checks. The electric bill is for $45.06. How should this be written out on the check?

• A. forty-three and 6/100
• B. forty-five and 60/100
• C. forty-five and 6/10
• D. forty-five and 6/100

Answer: (D)

On a check, write the dollar amount in words, then the cents as a fraction of 100. The bill is $45.06, so the dollars part is forty-five and the cents part is 6/100 of a dollar. Put together: forty-five and 6/100. This correctly represents $45.06.

The other options would imply different cent amounts: 60/100 is 60 cents, and 6/10 is 60 cents as well, not 6 cents. And forty-three would mean $43.00, which is not correct for $45.06.