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How do you identify 0.0024 the leading digit of the decimal and then round to the leading digit?
0.002
What is 8.712 rounded to the nearest tenth?
8.7
What does round to the leading digit mean?
When rounding to a specific place, take a look at the digit immediately to the right of the target, in this case, the digit second from the left. If that digit is 4 or less, zero everything to the right of the target out. If that digit is 5 through 9, increase the target by one and zero everything to the right of it out. If the target is a 9, increasing it will turn it to zero and increase the digit to the left of the target by one.
Who do you round to the indicated place?
Sometimes it is advantageous to express a value in round numbers. To round to a particular place, look at the digit immediately to the right of the one you want to round to. If that digit is 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0, zero it and everything to the right of it out. If that digit is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, increase your target digit by one and zero everything to the right of it out. If your target digit is 9, it will become a zero and increase the digit to the left of it by one.
How do you round 449 to the first digit?
It is 400.
