Round 1.98 to the nearest tenth

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1.98

To round 1.98 to the nearest tenth, you will look at the digit in the hundredth place, which is the second decimal place. If the digit in the hundredth place is 5 or greater, you will round the number up to the next whole number in the tenths place. If the digit in the hundredth place is less than 5, you will round the number down to the current whole number in the tenths place.

In this case, 1.98 has a 9 in the hundredth place, which is greater than 5. Therefore, we will round it up to the next whole number in the tenths place, which is 2.

So, rounding 1.98 to the nearest tenth gives us 2.