Question

Round the number 553 to the tens place.

is it 550? because 3 is less than 5 so I replace it with a 0

Answer 1

Yes

550 has 2 sig figs

553 has 3

Explanation:

Answer 2

550

Explanation:

To round 553 to the tens place, we would need to identify the value of the digit in the ones place.

If the digit in the ones place is greater than 5, we increase the tens place by 1 & convert the ones place into a 0.

If not, we leave the tens place as is & convert the ones place into a 0.

Since 3 is less than 5, we round 553 to 550 so you are correct.