8.5 Rounded to the Nearest Whole Number
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What is 8.5 rounded to the nearest whole number?
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8.5 rounded to the nearest whole number is
9
Nearest whole number — no decimal places. The tenths digit decides: 5–9 round up, 0–4 keep; the decimals are dropped.
Exactly halfway between 8 and 9 — equally close to both. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, as in school and Excel ROUND: 9. Round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 8.
8.5
8 ones place 5 The tenths digit decides
8.5
8 9halfway → away from zero
midpoint 8.5
5 with only zeros after it → halfway, away from zero: 9
| Place | Rounded |
|---|---|
| to the nearest thousandth | 8.500 |
| to the nearest hundredth | 8.50 |
| to the nearest tenth | 8.5 |
| to the nearest whole number | 9 |
| to the nearest ten | 10 |
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