To write thirty two thousandths as a decimal number, you start by identifying the place value of the word ‘thousandths.’ The term ‘thousandths’ indicates that the number is in the third position to the right of the decimal point.
Now, breaking down ‘thirty two thousandths,’ we can see that ‘thirty two’ corresponds to the number 32. Therefore, thirty two thousandths is written as 0.032 in decimal form.
To clarify, the zero before the decimal indicates that there are no whole numbers before the decimal point, and the three and two represent the digits in the thousandths position. So, the final answer is:
0.032