A decimal number changed to 23.7 after it was rounded. Give a decimal number that is less than 23.7 and another that is greater than 23.7 that each round to 23.7. Explain to what place each number was rounded.

23.74 would round down to 23.7 because 4 is less than 5.
23.69 would round up to 23.7 because 9 is higher than 5.

Answered by ChrisR | 2024-06-10

Two possible answers are:
23.65 and 23.72.
Explanation :
For the first number, 23.65, we are rounding to the tenths place. 23.65 itself is smaller than 23.7. Looking behind the tenths place, the digit behind it is 5. This means we round the tenths place up; this becomes 23.7.
23.72 is larger than 23.7. We will round it to the tenths place as well. Looking behind the tenths place, we have a 2; this means we "round down." This means leave the 7 as it is and drop the other digits behind it. This gives us 23.7.

Answered by MsEHolt | 2024-06-11

Two decimal numbers that round to 23.7 are 23.65 (less than) and 23.72 (greater than). Both round to 23.7 when rounding to the tenths place. The digits next to the tenths place determine whether to round up or down.
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Answered by MsEHolt | 2024-10-01