Understand place value: First, let's understand the place value of the given numbers. We have 3 ones and 2 tenths. We need to convert this into hundredths.
Convert ones to hundredths: To convert ones to hundredths, we multiply by 100 because there are 100 hundredths in one whole.So, 3 ones is 3×100 hundredths.3×100=300 hundredths.
Convert tenths to hundredths: To convert tenths to hundredths, we multiply by 10 because there are 10 hundredths in one tenth.So, 2 tenths is 2×10 hundredths.2×10=20 hundredths.
Add hundredths together: Now, we add the hundredths from the ones and the tenths together to get the total number of hundredths. 300 hundredths (from the ones) + 20 hundredths (from the tenths) = 320 hundredths.
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