48.23 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 48.23 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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48.23 rounded to the nearest tenth is
48.2

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

48.23

2 tenths place 3 The hundredths digit decides

48.23
48.2closer 48.25midpoint 48.3

3 < 5 → keep 48.2

48.23 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth48.230
to the nearest hundredth48.23
to the nearest tenth48.2
to the nearest whole number48
to the nearest ten50
to the nearest hundred0

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What is 48.23 rounded to the nearest tenth?

48.23 rounded to the nearest tenth is 48.2

Is 48.23 closer to 48.2 or 48.3?

48.23 is 0.03 from 48.2 and 0.07 from 48.3, so it is closer to 48.2 — that is 48.23 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 — 48.23 → 48.2.