Mathematics
Grade 3
15 min
Convert between standard and expanded form
Convert between standard and expanded form
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the place and value of each digit in a number up to the thousands place.
Write a 3-digit number in expanded form.
Write a 4-digit number, including those with zeros, in expanded form.
Convert a number from expanded form back into standard form.
Explain how place value helps break a number apart into expanded form.
If you had 4 hundred-dollar bills, 5 ten-dollar bills, and 2 one-dollar bills, how much money would you have? 💰 You just used expanded form to figure it out!
In this lesson, we will learn two ways to write numbers: the short way (standard form) and a stretched-out way (expanded form). Learning this helps us understand what numbers really mean and makes bigger numbers easier to work with.
Real-World Applications
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Standard FormThe normal, everyday way we write numbers using digits.The standard form for the number three hundred fifty-two is 352.
Expanded FormA way of writing a number by showing the value of each digit added together. It's like stretching the number out to see all its parts.The expanded form of 352 is 300 + 50 + 2.
Place ValueThe value of a digit based on its position in a number (e.g., ones, tens, hundreds, thousands).In the number 352, the 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.
DigitAny of the symbols used to write numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.The number 352 has three digits: 3, 5, and 2.
ValueHow much a digit is worth in a number.In the number 352, the value of the digit 5 is 50.
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Core Formulas
Converting from Standard Form to Expanded Form
ABC = (A \times 100) + (B \times 10) + (C \times 1)
To change a number from standard form to expanded form, you find the value of each digit and write it as an addition sentence. For 543, the 5 is worth 500, the 4 is worth 40, and the 3 is worth 3. So, 543 = 500 + 40 + 3.
Converting from Expanded Form to Standard Form
(A \times 100) + (B \times 10) + (C \times 1) = ABC
To change a number from expanded form to standard form, you add the values together. The easiest way is to use the digits from each value to build the number. For 500 + 40 + 3, you take the 5, the 4, and the 3 to make the number 543.
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Challenging
Which of the following is NOT a correct way to write the number 852?
A.800 + 50 + 2
B.700 + 150 + 2
C.800 + 40 + 12
D.800 + 5 + 20
Challenging
I am a number equal to 32 tens and 15 ones. What number am I?
A.325
B.335
C.47
D.3215
Challenging
A mystery number has 4 digits. Its expanded form is (3 x 1000) + (18 x 100) + (4 x 10) + (11 x 1). What is the mystery number?
A.3,851
B.4,841
C.4,851
D.3,951
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