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What is true about the number 3.25?

A. 3.25 should be plotted between 3.2 and 3.3.
B. 3.25 is closer to 3.0 than 4.0.
C. 3.25 is closer to 4.0 than 3.0.
D. When 3.25 is rounded to the nearest tenth, it rounds to 3.2.
E. When 3.25 is rounded to the nearest tenth, it rounds to 3.3.

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Answer: A, B, E

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Final answer:

The number 3.25, when rounded to the nearest tenth, rounds to 3.3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct option for the question "What is true about the number 3.25?" is E. When 3.25 is rounded to the nearest tenth, it rounds to 3.3.

To round a number to the nearest tenth, we look at the digit in the hundredth place. If it is 5 or greater, we round up. If it is less than 5, we round down. In this case, the digit in the hundredth place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, when we round 3.25 to the nearest tenth, it rounds down to 3.2.

All the other options are not true. 3.25 should be plotted between 3.2 and 3.3, not 3.2 and 3.3 (option A). 3.25 is actually closer to 4.0 than 3.0, not the other way around (option C). And 50% of the data is not four (option D).

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