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Well, honey, it's all about fractions and making math easier for us mere mortals. The "tenth place" is where you stick the first decimal because it represents dividing something into ten equal parts. Starting with the "oneth place" would just confuse the heck out of everyone, so they kept it simple for our sake. You're welcome.
What else can I help you with?
How do you round 15700 by the nearest tenth?
It needs to have decimals in order to round it to the nearest tenth ex:81.48 would be rounded to 81.5 because 4 is in the tenths place
What does one tenth equal in decimals?
1/10 = 0.1
What two decimals when rounded to the nearest tenth are 0.2?
0.15 0.16
What are the place values in decimals?
.1 tenth .01 hundredth .001 thousandth .0001 ten-thousandth .00001 hundred- thousandth .000001 millionth so on and so forth
What is 0.625 rounded to the nearest tenth?
0.6
Why does decimals start with tenth place not with oneth place?
Decimals start with the tenth place because they are a way to represent numbers that fall between whole numbers. The decimal point separates the whole number part from the fractional part, with each place value to the right of the decimal point representing a power of 10. The first place to the right of the decimal point is the tenths place because it represents one-tenth of a whole unit. This system allows for precise and flexible representation of values between whole numbers.
What is 30.089 rounded to the nearest tenth?
30.1
What is the smallest place in the decimals?
There isn't any. As you go to the right, each place is one tenth of the previous place.
What is the decimals of 1 tenth?
0.1
How do you round 15700 by the nearest tenth?
It needs to have decimals in order to round it to the nearest tenth ex:81.48 would be rounded to 81.5 because 4 is in the tenths place
What is one tenth of 0.5?
0.05
What is the nearest tenth of 15.58?
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.
How do you write one tenth in decimals?
0.1
What is the nearest tenth to 6.95 in decimals?
7.0
What is 7.234 rounded to the nearest tenth in decimals?
7.2
What is one and one tenth in decimals?
1.1
What is 3.78 rounded to the nearest tenth in decimals?
3.8
