Round 5 to the nearest tenth.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking us to round the number 5 to the nearest tenth. Rounding involves assessing the value of the digit in the next decimal place to determine whether to round up or down.
Answer
5.0
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 5.0
Steps to Solve
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Identify the tenths place and the next decimal place (hundredths place)
Since the number given is 5, we can express it as 5.0. In this case, the tenths place is 0 and there is no hundredths place digit present (it is implicitly 0).
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Determine if rounding up or down is necessary
To round to the nearest tenth, we look at the number in the hundredths place. If this digit is 5 or greater, we round up; if it is less than 5, we round down. Here, there is no digit in the hundredths place (or it is 0), so we do not round up.
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Apply the rounding rule
Since the number in the hundredths place is 0 (which is less than 5), we round down, keeping the tenths place as 0.
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Write the final rounded number
The number 5 rounded to the nearest tenth remains 5.0.
The final answer is 5.0
More Information
Rounding to the nearest tenth for whole numbers doesn’t change the value, except for properly indicating the tenths place by adding a zero.
Tips
A common mistake is forgetting to add the zero after the decimal point to indicate the tenths place.
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