Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.1 Reading and Writing Decimal Numbers - 4.1 Exercises - Page 271: 53

a) .0703 b) 700.0003

For the first number, there is no "and," so we know the entire number is a decimal. Thus, the number is: a) $$ .0703$$ For the second number, there is an "and," so we know that the number is equal to 700 plus 3 ten thousandths. Thus, the number is: b) $$ 700.0003$$