Question

Expand the following decimal:

$2.56$

Answer 1

First, write the name of the decimal number.

So, $2.56=$ $2$ tens, $5$ tenths, and $6$ hundredths

$=2+\frac{5}{10}+\frac{6}{100}$

Hence, expanded form of $2.56$ is $2+\frac{5}{10}+\frac{6}{100}$.