Question

Jared is rounding some numbers to the nearest tenth. Select the number that will have a 3 in the tenths place after rounding. (2 points)

3.03
4.28
5.39
6.43

Answer 1

Answer: B) 4.28

The 2 is in the tenths place, and 8 is to the right of it. The 8 is five or larger, so that means we bump the 2 up to 3. We erase the 8. So we go from 4.28 to 4.3; we have a 3 in the tenths place as instructed.

We can think of 4.3 as 4.30

Note how 4.28 is closer to 4.30, than it is to 4.20

Side notes:

• Choice A rounds to 3.0 or just 3
• Choice C rounds to 5.4
• Choice D rounds to 6.4