0.842 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

Rounding Calculator
Round
to the

What is 0.842 rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer

0.842 rounded to the nearest tenth is
0.8

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

0.842

8 tenths place 4 The hundredths digit decides

0.842
0.8closer 0.85midpoint 0.9

4 < 5 → keep 0.8

0.842 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth0.842
to the nearest hundredth0.84
to the nearest tenth0.8
to the nearest whole number1

See Also

Recalculate with different values ↑

Numbers rounded to the nearest tenth

NumberRounded
0.620.6
0.6250.6
0.63290.6
0.640.6
0.6470.6
0.6490.6
0.660.7
0.70.7
0.7090.7
0.750.8
0.80.8
0.810.8
0.81250.8
0.820.8
0.840.8
0.8420.8
0.8490.8
0.850.9
0.860.9
0.930.9
0.9470.9
0.951.0
0.961.0
0.96211.0
0.971.0
0.981.0
0.991.0
11.0
1.0081.0
1.051.1

FAQ

What is 0.842 rounded to the nearest tenth?

0.842 rounded to the nearest tenth is 0.8

Is 0.842 closer to 0.8 or 0.9?

0.842 is 0.042 from 0.8 and 0.058 from 0.9, so it is closer to 0.8 — that is 0.842 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 — 0.842 → 0.8.

See Also