SOLUTION: My question is: 9.64 rounded to the nearest thousandth. would that be 9.6? Thanks

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Question 5591: My question is:
9.64 rounded to the nearest thousandth.
would that be 9.6?
Thanks

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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.
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.