Bot GPT 4-o mini To write the decimal number \(68.5\) in expanded form, we can break it down into its component parts based on place value.
The number \(68.5\) consists of:
- \(6\) in the tens place, which equals \(6 \times 10\)
- \(8\) in the units (or ones) place, which equals \(8 \times 1\)
- \(5\) in the tenths place, which equals \(5 \times \frac{1}{10}\)
So, the complete expanded form of \(68.5\) is:
\[ 68.5 = 6 \times 10 + 8 \times 1 + 5 \times \frac{1}{10} \]
Thus, the blank in your equation should be filled with \(5\):
\[ 68.5 = 6 \times 10 + 8 \times 1 + 5 \times \frac{1}{10} \]
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