Question

how do you round 7.77778 to the nearest 10

Answer 1

nearest 10?
or nearest 10th?

Answer 2

there is a difference

Answer 3

sorry about the typo 10th

Answer 4

ok 07.77778
the reason I say there is a difference is because
that 0 is in the tens spot
and that 1st 7 to the right of the decimal is in the tenths spot

Answer 5

anyways we will look at the number in the 100ths spot to decide to round 7 up or leave 7 the same

Answer 6

the number in the the hundredths spot is 7
do you think that means we round the number in the tenths spot up or leave the same ?

Answer 7

round

Answer 8

round up ?

Answer 9

yes we will round up

Answer 10

great
so you drop all the numbers to the right of the number in the tenths spot and round the number in the tenths spot up

Answer 11

so what do you think we are saying the is?

Answer 12

i am a visual learner can you show me ..

Answer 13

would it be 0.8

Answer 14

examples of rounding to nearest tenth:

5.36 becomes 5.4
5.34 becomes 5.3
12.666 becomes 12.7

Answer 15

well you forgot about your 7 to the left of the decimal

Answer 16

07,8

Answer 17

do you mean 7.8?

Answer 18

yes

Answer 19

yes that is right

Answer 20

wow you have been very helpful can i ask you for more help if necessary ?