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Malachi thinks of a number that has 2 decimal places.

His number is 4.7 when rounded to 1 decimal place.
What is the smallest number that Malachi could be
thinking of ?

User Dennis Meng
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Answer:

4.65

Explanation:

You want the smallest number with 2 decimal places that rounds to 4.7.

Rounding

The smallest number that rounds to 4.7 will have a 5 in the hundredths place. It will be smaller than 4.7, but larger than 4.6.

4.65 is the smallest number that rounds to 4.7.

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