Question

How do you round \[16.527\] to the nearest tenths place?

Answer 1

Hint: Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was. The result is less accurate, but easier to use. The most common method to round is as follows:
Step 1. Choose which is the last digit to keep.
Step 2. Leave it the same if the next digit is less than \[5\].
Step 3. Increase it by \[1\] if the next digit is \[5\] or more.

Complete step by step answer:
We are asked to round \[16.527\] to the nearest tenths place, which means that round the number till there is one digit after the decimal point. We will do this by rounding the digits one after another.
The last digit to keep in \[16.527\] is\[2\], as the digit next to it is \[7\] which is greater than \[5\]. We have to increase it by \[1\] to remove \[7\]. So, after rounding once \[16.527\] can be written as \[16.53\]. To reach the nearest tenth place, we have to round it once more. Now, the last digit to keep is \[5\], as the digit next to it is 3 which is smaller than \[5\] it can be left unchanged. So, after rounding \[16.53\] can be written as \[16.5\].
Hence, by rounding to the nearest tenths place \[16.527\] can be written as \[16.5\].

Note:
Numbers don't need to be decimals to round it. Integers can also be rounded similarly. For example, \[73\] rounded to the nearest ten is\[70\], because \[73\] is closer to \[70\] than to \[80\]. But \[76\] goes up to \[80\].