How to Round to the Nearest Tenth of a Percent
Rounding numbers simplifies them and makes them easier to understand and conceptualize. When you round a number, you either leave the number unchanged or you increase it by one. In order to round to the nearest tenth of a percent, you must first understand decimal place values. Once you understand these basics, you can examine a decimal number and simplify it by rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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Understand decimal place values. The first digit to the right of the decimal point is the tenths place. The second digit to the right of the decimal point is the hundredths place. The third digit to the right of the decimal point is the thousandths place.
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Look at a number in the hundredths and thousandths place. Use the number 35.357 as an example. To round to the nearest tenth (the three in this example) you must look at the number immediately to the right of this number---the number in the hundredths place (the five in this example).
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Round the tenth place digit up one number if the hundredth place digit is a five through a nine. Leave the tenth place digit unchanged if the hundredth place digit is a zero through a four. In this example, you would round the tenth place digit up from three to four because the hundredths place digit is a five.
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Practice another example. Use the number 78.216. To round to the nearest tenth (the two in this example), you must look at the number immediately to the right of this number (the one in this example). Leave the two unchanged because the digit in the hundredths place is a one.
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and I still don't understand.
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That's because..(to eternity4me)...whomever created this sight who tried an ATTEMPT to answer the question didn't know what the hell they were talkn about. What I did was jus type in (under yahoo) whole number place holders. And it showed me how. :)
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eternity4me
Apr 21, 2010
And also, one last thing. Your explanation didn't match the problem my sister was given, and I'm trying to explain how she got it wrong, but I've kind of forgotten how to do it myself. Sorry for writing so many comments. I'll really appreciate it if you can give me an answer (it's due tomorrow). -
eternity4me
Apr 21, 2010
P.S. I'm trying to explain it to my younger sister, and this I hope, will help me. Thanks!
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eternity4me
Apr 21, 2010
I'm very sorry, but I still didn't understand. Yes, I know what the decimal place values are, and how to round to the nearest tenths place. But I still don't get how to round to the tenths of a percent? Are they the same thing? If they are, I'll already know how to do it, but if they aren't, can you please give step-by-step procedures as to how to round to the nearest tenth of a percent?
