42.268 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 42.268 rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer

42.268 rounded to the nearest tenth is

42.3

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

42.268

2 tenths place 6 The hundredths digit decides

42.268

42.2 42.25midpoint 42.3closer

6 ≥ 5 → round up: 42.3

42.268 rounded to every place
Place	Rounded
to the nearest thousandth	42.268
to the nearest hundredth	42.27
to the nearest tenth	42.3
to the nearest whole number	42
to the nearest ten	40
to the nearest hundred	0

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Numbers rounded to the nearest tenth

Number	Rounded
31.2	31.2
31.4	31.4
32	32.0
34	34.0
34.6504	34.7
35.6	35.6
36.165	36.2
36.96	37.0
36.978123	37.0
37.5	37.5
37.68	37.7
38.24	38.2
40	40.0
41.164	41.2
41.64	41.6
42.268	42.3
42.4	42.4
42.7	42.7
42.7375	42.7
42.8	42.8
43.123	43.1
43.25	43.3
43.586	43.6
43.6	43.6
43.96	44.0
43.98	44.0
44	44.0
45	45.0
46	46.0
46.832	46.8

FAQ

What is 42.268 rounded to the nearest tenth?

42.268 rounded to the nearest tenth is 42.3

Is 42.268 closer to 42.2 or 42.3?

42.268 is 0.068 from 42.2 and 0.032 from 42.3, so it is closer to 42.3 — that is 42.268 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 — 42.268 → 42.3.