Question

A garbage plant process 83,527 kg of waste everyday. Write the expanded form of the amount of waste processed everyday.

• A. 83,000 + 3,000 + 520 + 20 + 7
• B. 80,000 + 3,000 + 500 + 20 + 7
• C. 30,000 + 8,000 + 500 + 20 + 7
• D. 80,000 + 7,000 + 200 + 70 + 2

Answer 1

The correct option is B 80,000 + 3,000 + 500 + 20 + 7

Waste processed by garbage plant
= 83,527 kg

To write the number in expanded form, we first write the place values of the digits in the place value chart.



Now, let's find its expanded form as the summation of the place values.

∴ The expanded form of 83,527 is 80,000 + 3,000 + 500 + 20 + 7.