1.248 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 1.248 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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1.248 rounded to the nearest tenth is
1.2

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

1.248

2 tenths place 4 The hundredths digit decides

1.248
1.2closer 1.25midpoint 1.3

4 < 5 → keep 1.2

1.248 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth1.248
to the nearest hundredth1.25
to the nearest tenth1.2
to the nearest whole number1
to the nearest ten0

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What is 1.248 rounded to the nearest tenth?

1.248 rounded to the nearest tenth is 1.2

Is 1.248 closer to 1.2 or 1.3?

1.248 is 0.048 from 1.2 and 0.052 from 1.3, so it is closer to 1.2 — that is 1.248 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 — 1.248 → 1.2.