What is 3.61 to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

3.61

The 6 is in the tenths place. Look at the number to the right---it's a one. The rule of thumb is that if the number to the right of where you are rounding is less than 5 (0,1,2,3,4), leave the number the same.

If the number to the right of the place you are rounding to is higher than 4 (5,6,7,8,9), add one to the number.

So, 3.61-the number is a 1. This is in the first category, so don't do anything to the number. Your answer is 3.6

If, perhaps, your question was to round 3.67-the number is higher than 4. So, drop the number, and add one to the number you are rounding. So, your answer is 3.7

(you round the 6, your tenths place, up one)

Your answer is 3.6