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Write 740 in expanded form

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The question

Question: write 740 in expanded form.

Write 740 in expanded form

1 Show it with blocks

740 is 7 hundreds, 4 tens.

2 Put the digits in the chart

Each digit has a place.

3 Find the value of each digit

The 7 is 7 hundreds.

That is 700.

The 4 is 4 tens.

That is 40.

The 0 means no ones.

We leave it out of the sum.

4 Write it as a sum

Expanded form means we write the value of each digit, with + between them.

740 = 700 + 40

5 Check

We add them back: 700 and 40 make 740.

Yes!

It works.

700 + 40 = 740

Let's look back.

First: show it with blocks.

Then: put the digits in the chart.

Then: find the value of each digit.

Then: write it as a sum.

Last: check.

Answer
740 = 700 + 40

Your turn

Try this one yourself, then check:

Write 570 in expanded form
Show the answer
500 + 70

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