In the base 10 system, the place of a digit in a number determines its value. We can represent the number \(32\,354\) in several ways:
- With digits: $$32\,354$$
- In expanded form:$$\begin{aligned}[t]3\text{ ten-thousands } &+ &2\text{ thousands } &+ &3\text{ hundreds } &+ &5\text{ tens } &+ &4\text{ ones }\\30\,000 &+ &2\,000 &+ &300 &+ &50 &+ &4 \\3\times 10\,000&+& 2\times 1\,000&+& 3\times 100&+&5\times 10&+&4\times 1\\\end{aligned}$$
- With words:thirty-two thousand three hundred fifty-four
- In a table:
Ten-Thousands | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
- With cubes:
