Question

Which shows the correct word and expanded forms for the decimal? 3.28

a. three and twenty-eight thousandths 3 + 0.2 + 0.08
b. three and twenty-eight thousandths 3 + 0.02 + 0.008
c. three and twenty-eight hundredths 3 + 0.2 + 0.8
d. three and twenty-eight hundredths 3 + 0.2 + 0.08?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: [D]:
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" three and twenty-eight hundredths ; 3 + 0.2 + 0.08 " .
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Note: Given: "3.28" .
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3
+ 0.2
0.08
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3.28 ;
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Note: The whole number, "3" (three);

"twenty-eight hundredths" = 28/100 = 28 ÷ 100 = 0.28 ;
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Note: 0.2 = 2/10 = 20/100 = 20÷100 = 0.20 = 0.2 ;
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Note: 0.08 = 8/100 = 8÷100 = 0.08 ;
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