Question

Jordan has 5.48 mL of liquid in one test tube and 9.63 mL in another. Luke's test tube has 17.24 mL of liquid.

Round each number to the nearest tenth.

How much more liquid is in Luke's test tube than the liquid in Jordan's two test tubes combined?

A.
about 2.0 mL

B.
about 2.1 mL

C.
about 2.2 mL

D.
about 3.1 mL

Answer 1

@VampirePrincess @kropot72

Answer 2

@kl0723 @kittiwitti1

Answer 3

Here is an example of rounding to the nearest tenth:
10.46 rounded up to the nearest tenth becomes 10.5.
Can you round 5.48 mL to the nearest tenth?

Answer 4

b

Answer 5

i think its b

Answer 6

How did you get that?

Answer 7

no d dddddddd

Answer 8

I did not say that b was incorrect. I asked how you chose b.

Answer 9

i think its d

Answer 10

i just miss spelled b it was supose to be d

Answer 11

Could it be that you are guessing? If you are, please let me know whether of not you want help to calculate the answer.

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

Well then can you answer the question that I posted earlier:
"Here is an example of rounding to the nearest tenth: 10.46 rounded up to the nearest tenth becomes 10.5. Can you round 5.48 mL to the nearest tenth?"

Answer 14

IDK

Answer 15

Then I suggest that you watch the tutorial here:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/decimals-pre-alg/dec-rounding-estimation-pre-alg/v/rounding-decimals