1.) 99,412.55
2.) 44,499.77
How would you round the following to the nearest tenth?
Would #1 be 99,412.60?
Would #2 be 44,499.80?
Please explain if I'm incorrect.
Thank you in advance.
Both of those are correct, except you need to omit the zeroes.
99,412.6
Thank you! :-)
You're welcome.
729, 243, 81, 27, __, __, __?
It would be 9,3,1
To round a decimal number to the nearest tenth, you need to look at the digit in the hundredth place (the second digit after the decimal point).
For #1, the decimal number is 99,412.55. The digit in the hundredth place is '5'. Since '5' is greater than or equal to 5, you round up the tenths place. Therefore, rounding 99,412.55 to the nearest tenth would result in 99,412.60, so you are correct.
For #2, the decimal number is 44,499.77. The digit in the hundredth place is also '7'. Again, '7' is greater than or equal to 5, so you round up the tenths place. Thus, rounding 44,499.77 to the nearest tenth would be 44,499.80, which matches your answer.
So, you are correct in both cases. Well done!