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When you perform any arithmetic operation and round off the last digit, this is the most precise part of the measurement?

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When you perform any arithmetic operation and round off the last digit, this is a bit precise but there are conditions in using the rounding off method. You round off only at the digit nearest the decimal point. For example,

2.21 + 1.175 = 3.385

round off 3.385, it becomes 3.39

The 9 there is the digit which has the same decimal place of 2.21. This is where you should round off your answer.
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