79.25 Rounded to the Nearest Tenth

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What is 79.25 rounded to the nearest tenth?

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79.25 rounded to the nearest tenth is
79.3

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

Exactly halfway between 79.2 and 79.3 — equally close to both. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, as in school and Excel ROUND: 79.3. Round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 79.2.

79.25

2 tenths place 5 The hundredths digit decides

79.25
79.2 79.3halfway → away from zero

midpoint 79.25

5 with only zeros after it → halfway, away from zero: 79.3

79.25 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth79.250
to the nearest hundredth79.25
to the nearest tenth79.3
to the nearest whole number79
to the nearest ten80
to the nearest hundred100

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FAQ

What is 79.25 rounded to the nearest tenth?

79.25 rounded to the nearest tenth is 79.3

Is 79.25 closer to 79.2 or 79.3?

Equally close — 0.05 from each. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, to 79.3; round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 79.2.

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 — 79.25 → 79.3.

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