what is 12.982 estimed to in the tens place

Do you understand what the different "places" are? And is it tens or tenths? There's a difference. Tens is like 10, 20, 30, 40, and so on, and tenths is like 3.1, 3.2, and 3.4, where .1 and .2 and .4 are in the tenths place.

Tenths would be 13.0. Tens would be 10.

To determine what 12.982 is estimated to in the tens place, you would need to round the number to the nearest tenth.

Since the tens place is the digit immediately to the left of the decimal point, in this case, the digit in the tens place is 8.

To round the number 12.982 to the nearest tenth, you look at the digit in the hundredths place. If it is 5 or greater, you round up. If it is less than 5, you round down.

In this case, the digit in the hundredths place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, you would round down.

So, 12.982, when rounded to the nearest tenth, is estimated to be 12.9 in the tens place.