2.85 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 2.85 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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2.85 rounded to the nearest tenth is
2.9

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

Exactly halfway between 2.8 and 2.9 — equally close to both. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, as in school and Excel ROUND: 2.9. Round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 2.8.

2.85

8 tenths place 5 The hundredths digit decides

2.85
2.8 2.9halfway → away from zero

midpoint 2.85

5 with only zeros after it → halfway, away from zero: 2.9

2.85 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth2.850
to the nearest hundredth2.85
to the nearest tenth2.9
to the nearest whole number3
to the nearest ten0

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FAQ

What is 2.85 rounded to the nearest tenth?

2.85 rounded to the nearest tenth is 2.9

Is 2.85 closer to 2.8 or 2.9?

Equally close — 0.05 from each. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, to 2.9; round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 2.8.

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 — 2.85 → 2.9.

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