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Divide and round to the nearest tenth 55.62/ 8.8 Does 8.8 turn into 9 And does 55.62 turn into 56? Rounding off confuses me :-'( ugh!

Divide and round to the nearest tenth 55.62/ 8.8 Does 8.8 turn into 9 And does 55.62 turn into 56? Rounding off confuses me :-'( ugh!
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Divide and round to the nearest tenth

55.62/ 8.8

Does 8.8 turn into 9
And does 55.62 turn into 56?

Rounding off confuses me :-'( ugh!

User Floris Velleman
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So,

55.62/8.8

Divide first.
3.32386363

Now round to the nearest tenth by looking at the place two places to the right of the decimal point.
3.32386363 ==> 3.3
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