16.88 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 16.88 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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16.88 rounded to the nearest tenth is
16.9

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

16.88

8 tenths place 8 The hundredths digit decides

16.88
16.8 16.85midpoint 16.9closer

8 ≥ 5 → round up: 16.9

16.88 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth16.880
to the nearest hundredth16.88
to the nearest tenth16.9
to the nearest whole number17
to the nearest ten20
to the nearest hundred0

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What is 16.88 rounded to the nearest tenth?

16.88 rounded to the nearest tenth is 16.9

Is 16.88 closer to 16.8 or 16.9?

16.88 is 0.08 from 16.8 and 0.02 from 16.9, so it is closer to 16.9 — that is 16.88 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 — 16.88 → 16.9.