document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370150>Question 370150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is 549.5 rounded to the nearest thousandth? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #263795 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=263795\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Typically since you only have 1 decimal place you don't extend it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you have more decimal places, you can round up. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So as an example, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=23.1837 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"23.1837\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to the nearest thousandth would be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=23.184 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"23.184\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, 549.5 does not equal 549.500 because now you're implying that you have that much precision in your measurement where you may not really have it. Like if I was measure my height with a tape measure I could say my height was 76 1/2 inches. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That doesn't mean my height is 76.500 inches because my tape measure doesn't have a precision down to 0.001.  </SPAN>\n" );
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