1.988 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 1.988 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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1.988 rounded to the nearest tenth is
2.0

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

1.988

9 tenths place 8 The hundredths digit decides

1.988
1.9 1.95midpoint 2.0closer

8 ≥ 5 → round up: 2.0

1.988 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth1.988
to the nearest hundredth1.99
to the nearest tenth2.0
to the nearest whole number2
to the nearest ten0

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What is 1.988 rounded to the nearest tenth?

1.988 rounded to the nearest tenth is 2.0

Is 1.988 closer to 1.9 or 2.0?

1.988 is 0.088 from 1.9 and 0.012 from 2.0, so it is closer to 2.0 — that is 1.988 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 — 1.988 → 2.0.