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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the answer for 0.232 rounded to the nearest tenth?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Which digit is the tenths place?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no, that's the hundredths place

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the place values go like this ... hundreds tens units . tenths hundredths thousandths ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the .2 is in the tenth so the answer is .22

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the first 2 is in the tenths place, so look at the next number: is that greater than or equal to 5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

less than

OpenStudy (anonymous):

less than, so round down ;-)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so you simply drop everything after that tenths digit

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

and leave the number alone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aka. truncate the remaining digits

OpenStudy (anonymous):

than .2 is the correct answer?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes, 0.2 is the correct answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks my new friends

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