The expanded form of the number 357.25 can be expressed by breaking it down by place value. Here's how you can represent it in terms of multiplication:
\[ 357.25 = 300 + 50 + 7 + 0.2 + 0.05 \]
Now, expressing each component in terms of multiplication:
\[ 357.25 = (3 \times 100) + (5 \times 10) + (7 \times 1) + (2 \times 0.1) + (5 \times 0.01) \]
So, the expanded form of 357.25 in multiplication is:
\[ 357.25 = (3 \times 100) + (5 \times 10) + (7 \times 1) + (2 \times 0.1) + (5 \times 0.01) \]