Expanded Notation

Definition

Expanded Notation is about Writing a number to show the value of each digit.

Expanded Notation is shown as a sum of each digit multiplied by its matching place value (ones, tens, hundreds, etc.)

Examples

1,234 = 1 × 1,000 + 2 × 100 + 3 × 10 + 4 × 1

98,765 = 9 × 10,000 + 8 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 6 × 10 + 5 × 1

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