Expanded Notation (video lessons, examples, solutions) To show the place values of the digits in a number, we can write the number with expanded notation. Example: Write 62,502 in expanded notation. Solution: 62,502 = 60,000 + 2,000 + 500 + 2. Write the ten thousands: 60,000 as 6 × 10,000. Write the thousands: 2,000 as 2 × 1,000. Write the hundreds: 500 as 5 × 100. Write the tens: 0 as 0 × 10.