0.424 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 0.424 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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0.424 rounded to the nearest tenth is
0.4

Nearest tenth — 1 decimal place. The hundredths digit decides: 5⁠–⁠9 round up, 0⁠–⁠4 keep.

0.424

4 tenths place 2 The hundredths digit decides

0.424
0.4closer 0.45midpoint 0.5

2 < 5 → keep 0.4

0.424 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth0.424
to the nearest hundredth0.42
to the nearest tenth0.4
to the nearest whole number0

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What is 0.424 rounded to the nearest tenth?

0.424 rounded to the nearest tenth is 0.4

Is 0.424 closer to 0.4 or 0.5?

0.424 is 0.024 from 0.4 and 0.076 from 0.5, so it is closer to 0.4 — that is 0.424 rounded to the nearest tenth.

How many decimal places does rounding to the nearest tenth keep?

One: the answer always has exactly 1 digit after the decimal point, trailing zeros included — 0.424 → 0.4.