document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5591>Question 5591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.64 rounded to the nearest thousandth.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  would that be 9.6? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Round 9.64 to the nearest thousandth.  You'll notice that there is no thousandth in this number. The number is 9 + 6 tenths + 4 hundredths + 0 thousandths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could write it as: 9.6400 and since the digit to the immediate right of the thousandth postion is less than 5 (in this case it is zero), then do not add 1 to the thousandth position.  So the number remains as 9.64 and no rounding is required. </SPAN>\n" );
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