Question

Write the decimal number $12.35$ in the expanded form .

Answer 1

Expanded Form of Decimals :

• Just like whole numbers , decimals can also be expressed in the expanded form.
• The expanded form of the numbers helps to determine the place value of each digit in the given number .

Thus , the expanded form of the decimal number $12.35$ is represented as :

$$\begin{gathered} 12.35=10+2+\frac{3}{10}+\frac{5}{100} \\ =1\mathrm{tens}+2\mathrm{ones}+3\mathrm{tenths}+5\mathrm{hundredths} \\ =10+2+0.3+0.05 \end{gathered}$$