Rounding Decimals

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What is rounding?

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Rounding is the process of adjusting a number to make it simpler and easier to work with, while keeping its value close to what it was.

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What does it mean to round to the nearest tenth?

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Rounding to the nearest tenth means looking at the digit in the hundredths place to decide whether to round the tenths place up or keep it the same.

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What is the tenths place in a decimal number?

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The tenths place is the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

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What is the hundredths place in a decimal number?

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The hundredths place is the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

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What is the thousandths place in a decimal number?

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The thousandths place is the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

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Round 47.941 to the nearest tenth.

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47.9

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Round 23.542 to the nearest tenth.

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23.5

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Round 1.823 to the nearest whole number.

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Round 47.7399 to the nearest thousandth.

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47.740

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What digit is in the thousandths place of the number 1.2345?

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