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: 8

Answer

a)0.2 b) 0.162

Work Step by Step

To round to the nearest tenth, inspect the hundredths digit. If 5 or greater, round up. $0.1\underset\uparrow61616$ round up $0.161616\approx0.2$ To round to the nearest thousandth, inspect the ten-thousandths digit. If 5 or greater, round up. $0.161\underset\uparrow616$ round up $0.161616\approx0.162$
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