Expanded Form of Decimal

Decimal Point	Place Value of digits in decimals	Expanded Form of Decimal	Read Decimals	Decimal Places
Decimal to Fraction	Decimal to Mixed Fraction	Decimal to Lowest Fractional form	Decimal into Percentage	Like Decimals
Unlike Decimals	Difference Like & Unlike Decimals	Comparing or Ordering Decimals	Ascending Order of Decimals	Descending Order of Decimals
Multiplication of Decimals	Division of Decimals

Before you understand this topic, you must known: How to find place value of digits in decimals ? Now to understand how to write Decimals in expanded form, study the following examples: Example 1: Write 1234.5 in expanded form. Solution: Given decimals is 1234.5 And the place value of all the digits of decimal 1234.5 is as follows: Digit 5 is at tenths place, so its numeric value = 5 10 Digit 4 is at ones place, so its numeric value = 4 Digit 3 is at tens place, so its numeric value = 30 Digit 2 is at hundreds place, so its numeric value = 200 Digit 1 is at thousands place, so its numeric value =1000 Now as per the numeric values; given decimal 1234.5 can be written in expanded form as: 1000 + 200 + 30 + 4 + 5 10 Example 2: Write 1234.56 in expanded form. Solution: Given decimal is 1234.56 And the place value of all the digits of decimal 1234.56 is as follows: Digit 5 is at tenths place, so its numeric value = 5 10 Digit 6 is at hundredths place, so its numeric value = 6 100 Digit 4 is at ones place, so its numeric value = 4 Digit 3 is at tens place, so its numeric value = 30 Digit 2 is at hundreds place, so its numeric value = 200 Digit 1 is at thousands place, so its numeric value =1000 Now as per the numeric values; given decimal 1234.56 can be written in expanded form: 1000 + 200 + 30 + 4 + 5 10 + 6 100 Study More Solved Questions / Examples Write expanded form of the following A) 4.2 B) 12.346 C) 47892.1818, 48.372 D) 47892.1818, 48.372, 526.907, 90.9999, 1019.1324 E) 1234.567