Round 8.647 to one decimal place.

Ryder Ferguson

Ryder Ferguson

Answered question

2022-10-14

Round 8.647 to one decimal place.

Answer & Explanation

Sauppypefpg

Sauppypefpg

Beginner2022-10-15Added 23 answers

Step 1
Suppose you want a number correct to i decimal places. Just look at the i + 1 th digit. If its a 5 or greater, round up. If its a 4 or lower, round down.
Round down = forget everything after the ith digit
Round up = forget everything after the ith digit, and increment the ith digit by 1.
For example, if you want 8.647 correct to 1 decimal place, you need to be looking at the digit immediately after the 6. In this case its 4. So you round down. Final answer: 8.6
rhenan5v

rhenan5v

Beginner2022-10-16Added 3 answers

Step 1
To round to either 8.6 or 8.7, compare them with the middle value of both which is 8.65. The question is do you have :
8.647 < 8.65  or  8.647 8.65
In the first case you round down to 8.6, in the second case you round up to 8.7.
Same goes with 8.565656, take the middle value of 8.56 and 8.57, which do you have :
8.565656 < 8.565  or  8.565656 8.565
If your problem is comparing decimals, I suggest you have a look at this Khan Academy video which explains it well.

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