Is 87 rounded to 90 or 85? I have to round to nearest fifth

The answer is 90 trust me i mastered this subject and u are very welcome and what grade are you in???

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To round a number to the nearest fifth, you need to determine the multiple of 5 that is closest to the given number. In this case, the nearest multiple of 5 to 87 is 85.

To understand this better, let's break it down:

1. Look at the digit in the ones place: It is 7. Since it is less than 5, it will remain unchanged.
2. The tens digit is 8. Since the ones digit did not change, we can keep the tens digit as it is.

So, rounding 87 to the nearest fifth gives us 85.

Explanation: In this case, we did not need to perform any calculations as the given number (87) is already between two multiples of 5 (85 and 90). We simply needed to look at the ones place digit (7) to determine which of these two multiples is closer. If the digit is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, we round down; if it is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, we round up.

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