This problem on my homework is asking me to write each fraction as a decimal, and round to three decimal places. The fraction was 17/16. I got 1.0625 for the decimal. What does it mean to round it to three decimal places, and how do I do that?
The 2 is in the third decimal place. If the next number is 5 or more, round the 2 up to 3.
Rounding a number to a specific number of decimal places means that you adjust the number to have that many digits after the decimal point. In this case, rounding your decimal answer, which is 1.0625, to three decimal places means you should have three digits after the decimal point.
To round a decimal number to three decimal places, follow these steps:
1. Identify the digit in the fourth decimal place. In your case, 1.0625, the digit in the fourth decimal place is 2.
2. If the digit in the fourth decimal place is less than 5, you don't need to make any changes, and you keep the original number as it is. So, if your number was 1.062, there would be no changes since 2 is less than 5.
3. However, if the digit in the fourth decimal place is 5 or greater, you need to round up the previous digit. In your case, the digit in the fourth decimal place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, you don't need to round up.
So, when rounding 1.0625 to three decimal places, the final rounded value is still 1.062.