Write 918 in expanded form

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The question

Question: write 918 in expanded form.

1 Show it with blocks

918 is 9 hundreds, 1 ten, 8 ones.

2 Put the digits in the chart

Each digit has a place.

3 Find the value of each digit

The 9 is 9 hundreds.

That is 900.

The 1 is 1 ten.

That is 10.

The 8 is 8 ones.

That is 8.

4 Write it as a sum

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

5 Check

We add them back: 900 and 10 and 8 make 918.

Yes!

It works.

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.