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What do they mean by this!?!?!? I didn't learn this yet.... I think .......... look at the picture

What do they mean by this!?!?!? I didn't learn this yet.... I think .......... look-example-1

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it means to break down the number 20
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So to decompose means to break down. They may be talking about breaking up the number by what "place" it's in.

example given:
1,239 = 1,000 + 200 + 30 + 9
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