Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.238 | 5 | . | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Expanded Form of 5.238:
5.238 = (5 * 100) + (2 * 1/101) + (3 * 1/102) + (8 * 1/103)
5.238 = (5 * 1) + (2 * 1/10) + (3 * 1/100) + (8 * 1/1,000)
5.238 = 5 + 2/10 + 3/100 + 8/1,000
5.238 = 5 + 0.2 + 0.03 + 0.008