Which term represents 53 in the material, spelled as shown?

Which term represents 53 in the material, spelled as shown?

• A. Cinquenta e tres
• B. Cinquenta y tres
• C. Sesenta y tres
• D. Setenta y tres

Answer: (B)

In this material, numbers in the 50s are written by putting the tens and the units together with a connector between them. For 53, the tens word is cinquenta and the units is tres, and the material uses the connector y between them. So 53 is written as Cinquenta y tres. The other options either use the wrong tens (sesenta=60, setenta=70) or use a different connector (e) that doesn’t match the material’s spelling convention.

In this material, numbers in the 50s are written by putting the tens and the units together with a connector between them. For 53, the tens word is cinquenta and the units is tres, and the material uses the connector y between them. So 53 is written as Cinquenta y tres. The other options either use the wrong tens (sesenta=60, setenta=70) or use a different connector (e) that doesn’t match the material’s spelling convention.