Method 1 Decomposing into Hundreds, Tens, and Ones<span>
Understand the difference between "tens" and "ones." ...
Break apart a two digit number. ...
Introduce the "hundreds" place. ...
Break apart a three digit number. ...
Apply this pattern to infinitely larger numbers. ...
Understand how decimals work. ...
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Break apart a decimal number.</span></span>
B. 2 time 2 is 4 , 4 times two is 8, 8 times five is 40
If 
is the first number in the progression, and 
is the common ratio between consecutive terms, then the first four terms in the progression are
We want to have
In the second equation, we have
and in the first, we have
Substituting this into the second equation, we find
So now we have
Then the four numbers are
