0.10 or 0.1 or .1 or .10 in words; One Tenth
A tenth of a number deals with decimals. The way to think about a tenth is that 1/10 is one tenth, and 1/10 as a decimal is 0.1. therefore the first decimal place is always the tenth of a number, so to answer your question the nearest tenth of 15.58 would be 15.6.
7.0
3.8
7.2
0.1
1/10 = 0.1
0.6
0.10 or 0.1 or .1 or .10 in words; One Tenth
A tenth of a number deals with decimals. The way to think about a tenth is that 1/10 is one tenth, and 1/10 as a decimal is 0.1. therefore the first decimal place is always the tenth of a number, so to answer your question the nearest tenth of 15.58 would be 15.6.
0.05
0.1
7.0
3.8
7.2
1.1
Decimals are tenth parts. E.g. one tenth of a metre can be written with a decimal: 0.1 m.