Question

What is 74,687 written in expanded form?

Answer 1

The number 74,687 written in expanded form is the sum of its place values: 70,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 80 + 7.

Step-by-step explanation:

What is 74,687 written in expanded form? Writing a number in expanded form means breaking it down into the sum of its individual place values. For the number 74,687, each digit represents a specific place value from the one's place up to the ten thousand's place. When we expand it, we get:

70,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 80 + 7

Here's a breakdown of each place value:

• The '7' is in the ten thousand's place, so it's worth 70,000.
• The '4' is in the thousand's place, so it's worth 4,000.
• The '6' is in the hundred's place, so it's worth 600.
• The '8' is in the ten's place, so it's worth 80.
• The '7' is in the one's place, so it's worth 7.

By adding up these values, we express 74,687 in its expanded form.