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the average rainfall in newyork city is 60.187 inches. what is the average rainfall when rounded to the nearest tenth

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60.2 inches, the tenth place is one to the right of the decimal
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For this case we have the following number:
60,187
Rounding to the nearest tenth means that the number must have only one decimal.
Therefore, we must follow the following rules:
1) If the last decimal is greater than five: the penultimate decimal changes its value to the next unit.
2) If the last decimal is less than five: the penultimate decimal remains the same.
Rounding to the nearest hundreth:
60.19
Rounding to the nearest tenth:
60.2 inches.
Answer:
the average rainfall when rounded to the nearest tenth is:
60.2 inches.
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