Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45.987 | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Expanded Form of 45.987:
45.987 = (4 * 101) + (5 * 100) + (9 * 1/101) + (8 * 1/102) + (7 * 1/103)
45.987 = (4 * 10) + (5 * 1) + (9 * 1/10) + (8 * 1/100) + (7 * 1/1,000)
45.987 = 40 + 5 + 9/10 + 8/100 + 7/1,000
45.987 = 40 + 5 + 0.9 + 0.08 + 0.007