How To Round To The Nearest Tenth
This guide contains a step-by-step guide on how to round a number to the nearest tenth. It also provides examples of rounding numbers to the nearest tenth.
How to round a number to the nearest tenth
To round a decimal number to the nearest tenth, check the digit in the hundredths place. If it's 5 or more, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place. Otherwise, leave it as it is. Then, replace all digits to the right of the tenths place with zeros.
To round a number to the nearest tenth, you can follow these steps:
- Write down the number with a decimal point.
- Check the tenths place, which is to the right of the decimal point.
- Check the hundredths place.
- Round the tenths place up if the hundredths place is 5 or more.
- If it is less than 5, leave the tenth place value as it is, and remove all the numbers present after the tenth's place.
- All the numerals to the right of the tenth spot should be changed to 0.
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Examples of rounding a number to the nearest tenth
4.624 rounded to the nearest tenth is 4.6. Because the hundredth place value "2" is less than 5.
7.469 rounded to the nearest tenth is 7.5, as the hundredth's place value "6" is greater than 5.
24.846 rounded to the nearest tenth is 24.9, as the hundredth's place value "5" (4 becomes 5 as thousandths palce value "6" is greater than 5) is 5.
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Decimal number place values
Number: 28.943271
| Digits | Place value |
|---|---|
| 2 | tens |
| 8 | ones |
| . | |
| 9 | tenths |
| 4 | hundredths |
| 3 | thousandths |
| 2 | ten thousandths |
| 7 | hundred thousandths |
| 1 | millionths |