SOLUTION: What is 238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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Question 607690: What is 238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, ewatrrr:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

238.8571  rounded to the nearest tenth

Note the 'tenth' spot is to the left of the number in the red box.

238.8highlight%285%2971

The number in the red box is greater or equal to 5

238.8571 rounded to the nearest tenth is 238.9