Rounding to the nearest tenth means adjusting a number so that it has only one digit after the decimal point, based on the value of the digits that follow.
What is the "tenth"?
- The tenth place is the first digit to the right of the decimal point.
- For example, in the number 3.46, the digit 4 is in the tenths place.
How to round to the nearest tenth?
- Look at the digit in the hundredths place (the second digit to the right of the decimal).
- If the hundredths digit is 5 or greater , increase the tenths digit by 1.
- If the hundredths digit is less than 5 , keep the tenths digit the same.
- Remove all digits after the tenths place.
Example
- Round 3.46 to the nearest tenth:
- Tenths digit = 4
- Hundredths digit = 6 (which is greater than 5)
- Increase 4 by 1 → 5
- Result: 3.5
- Round 3.42 to the nearest tenth:
- Tenths digit = 4
- Hundredths digit = 2 (which is less than 5)
- Keep 4 as it is
- Result: 3.4
If you want, I can provide more examples or explain rounding for other places!
