Question

Write the decimal number $3.39$ in 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 $3.39$ is represented as :

$$\begin{gathered} 3.39=3+\frac{3}{10}+\frac{9}{100} \\ =3\mathrm{ones}+3\mathrm{tenths}+9\mathrm{hundredths} \\ =3+0.3+0.09 \end{gathered}$$