Writing a number to show the value of each digit.
It is shown by stretching the decimal based on it's place value.
For example,
42.65 = 40 +2 + .6 + .05
43.65 = 40 + 2 + 6/10 + 5/100
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.)
For example:
42.65 = (4x10) + (2x1) + (6x.1) + (5 x .01)
42.65 = (4x10) + (2x1) + (6 x 1/10) + (5 x 1/100)