SOLUTION: What is 238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth?

Question 607690: What is 238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, ewatrrr:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Locate the tenths decimal place: 238.8571

Locate the decimal place just to the right of the tenths place: 238.8571

This digit is 5 or more, so we round up. This means we replace the 5 and everything to the right of it with 0 and we add 1 to 8 to get 9.

So 238.8571 rounds to 238.9
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth
Note the 'tenth' spot is to the left of the number in the red box.

The number in the red box is greater or equal to 5
238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth is 238.9
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