Is 51.05 to the nearest degrees 51 degrees? Please check and explain.

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animallover8 · Answer

Yes, the nearest whole degree is 51°, because the next nearest degree (52), is 0.9 degrees further away.

anonymous · Answer

I got 51 degrees because  rounding 51.05 even if I did I would get 51.1 which can't be 52. So it is 51 correct what is the difference in rounding degrees?

welshfella · Answer

if the decimal part is less than 0.5  you round down 
if  its > or =  0.5  you round up.

anonymous · Answer

So you are basically just rounding to the nearest whole number?

triciaal · Answer

to the nearest degree means to the nearest whole number

welshfella · Answer

so  51.4   to nearest degree is 51
51.52 to neraest degree is 52

triciaal · Answer

welcome to Openstudy

anonymous · Answer

So with all that being said 51.05 can not be 52 because it would be 51.1 and the 1 place is not greater than 5 so it is therefore 51 degrees correct? Thank for the welcome.

triciaal · Answer

not exactly

triciaal · Answer

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