EXPANDED NOTATION
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Unit Overview
Expanded Notation
Expanded notation is writing a number to show the value of each digit.
It is shown as a sum of each digit multiplied by its matching place value (units, tens, hundreds, etc.).
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Numbers can be written in word form, standard form and expanded notation. We normally write numbers in standard form. Let's look at the number 1,672 in the three different forms.
Standard form 
1,672
Word form one thousand six hundred and seventy two.
Expanded notation 1,000 + 600 + 70 + 2
Below is another example of numbers written in expanded notation.
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The chart below is an example of the number 627,498 in its place value. You may refer to this place value chart below when doing this unit.
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Click on the link to watch the video "Finding a number's place value".
Click on the link to watch the video "Creating the largest possible number".
Student Practice
| Expanded Notation 3 digits Worksheet | |
| Expanded Notation 4 digits Worksheet |
