To round off the given value of 38.47 to the nearest tenths if that is what is asked in the given question. We can firstly illustrate the event by disbanding the number into its expanded form. Hence, we shall have; 1. 30 = tens 2. 8 = ones 3. 0. 40 = tenths 4. 0. 07 = hundredths And as follows the value becomes 38.5. Take note of the 5-9 rounding rules in numbers.