Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15.999 | 1 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Expanded Form of 15.999:
15.999 = (1 * 101) + (5 * 100) + (9 * 1/101) + (9 * 1/102) + (9 * 1/103)
15.999 = (1 * 10) + (5 * 1) + (9 * 1/10) + (9 * 1/100) + (9 * 1/1,000)
15.999 = 10 + 5 + 9/10 + 9/100 + 9/1,000
15.999 = 10 + 5 + 0.9 + 0.09 + 0.009