The candy bar sells for _______.

• A. 89 cents
• B. $0.89
• C. ninety-nine cents
• D. 1 dollar

Answer: (A)

Prices are written in currency using either a dollar amount with a symbol or a simple cents amount. The blank is filled with a concise price in cents, which expresses the same value as 0.89 dollars. 89 cents communicates the exact price in the same compact format as the other options, and it matches the sentence structure used here. Saying ninety-nine cents would imply a higher price, and one dollar would be far from the stated amount. While $0.89 is numerically correct, the form without the dollar sign (89 cents) is the intended fill in this context.