Answer: [tex](431)(10^{2})[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1. The problem gives the following number in words: Four and thirty one hundreths.
2. It is a decimal number. This means that it has a decimal point tha separates the whole part and the decimal part. ("And" is the decimal point). Therefore, four and thirty one hundreths is:
[tex]4.31[/tex]
4. The standard form of a number if the scientific notation of the number. Therefore, you can move the decimal point to places to the right ([tex]10^{2}[/tex]:
[tex]4.31=(431)(10^{2})[/tex]
