Question

which number rounds down when rounded to the nearest tenth? A. 59.88 B. 74.27 C. 98.94 D. 100.06

Answer 1

take a look at your first answer choice....can you tell me the number in the tenths place ?

Answer 2

59.88.....the number in the tenths place is your first 8...now look at the number to the right of that....if that number is 4 or less, then your first 8 rounds down...but if the number is 5 or greater, then that 8 would round up to the next whole number.
So....59.88 rounded to the nearest tenths is 59.9.

74.27....number in the tenths place is the 2.....the next number,7,it is 5 or greater....so that 2 rounds up to 3....so this one rounded is 74.3

you understand any of this ?

Answer 3

so basically, the only time you would round the number in the tenths place down is if the number in the hundredths place is 4 or less