SOLUTION: why are five hundreds and three ones written as 503?

Question 341128: why are five hundreds and three ones written as 503?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
why are five hundreds and three ones written as 503?
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Our number system involves powers of 10 and position.
The 3 in 503 means 3*10^0
The 0 in 503 means 0*10^1
The 5 in 503 menas 5*10^2
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The digits have different meaning because of position.
503 = 5*10^2 + 0*10^1 + 3*10^0
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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