The number 9735 can be expressed as
9000 + 700 + 30 + 5
9 /(/times) 1000 + 7 /(/times) 100 + 3 /(/times) 10 + 5 /(/times) 1
9 thousands + 7 hundreds + 3 tens + 5 ones
9735 = 9000 + 700 + 30 + 5
9735 = 9 × 1000 + 7 × 100 + 3 × 10 + 5 × 1
9735 = 9 thousands + 7 hundreds + 3 tens + 5 ones