How do you write 437.04 in expanded form?

1 Answer
Feb 11, 2017

#437.04# in expanded form is #4xx10^2+3xx10^1+7xx10^0+0/10+4/10^2#

Explanation:

Any decimal can be expanded in the form of powers of #10#.

As in #437.04#, first four is four hundreds or #400#, then #3# is #3# tens or #30#, #7# ones, #0# one-tenths and #4# hundredths, we can write #437.04# as

#437.04=400+30+7+0/10+4/100# or

#4xx10^2+3xx10^1+7xx10^0+0/10+4/10^2#