Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.11 - Rounding Numbers - Exercises - Page 67: 9

Answer

a) 0.1 b) 0.057

Work Step by Step

To round to the nearest tenth, inspect the hundredths digit. If 5 or greater, round up. $0.0\underset\uparrow5731$ round up $0.05731\approx0.1$ To round to the nearest thousandth, inspect the ten-thousandths digit. If 5 or greater, round up. $0.057\underset\uparrow31$ do not round up $0.05731\approx0.057$
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