What is 9.96 rounded to the nearest tenths?

Answer 1

10.0

9.96

To start ; look at the hundredths figure. If it is '5' or greater, '6' in this case, add '1' to the tenths figure, and drop the hundredths.

So 9 + 1 = 10

So place '0' in the tenths column and carry '1' into the units column .

So 9 + 1 = 10 ( again). Nothing else to add. so the answer is '10.0'. NOT '10', because you are omitting the 'nearest tenths'.

Answer 2

10.0

Answer 3

It would round up to 10.0 to the nearest tenths, as the .96 will round up to 0, pushing the first 9 to 10. So in this instance, rounding to the nearest tenth and the nearest ten will have the same result.