explain how you rounded 6.987 to the nearest tenth.

8 is larger than 4, so you need to round the 9 up.

6.987 = 7.0

30.0

the 8 goes up and the 7 goes up so 6.987 is rounded to 7.00.I know that alot of people just want to know the answer..!

To round a number to the nearest tenth, follow these steps:

1. Identify the digit in the hundredths place. In the case of 6.987, the digit in the hundredths place is 8.

2. Determine if the digit in the thousandths place (the digit directly to the right of the hundredths place) is 5 or greater. If it is, you will need to round up. If it is less than 5, you will round down.

3. In our example, the digit in the thousandths place is 7, which is greater than 5. This means we will round up.

4. To round up, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place. In this case, we add 1 to 8, resulting in 9.

5. Replace all the digits to the right of the tenths place with zeros. The rounded number will now be 6.9.

So, when rounding 6.987 to the nearest tenth, it becomes 6.9.