What is 18.379 rounded to the nearest tenth?
A18.3
B18.38
C18.4
D19.0
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 18.4
1. Locate the tenths place in 18.379, which holds the digit 3.
2. Look at the digit to its right, which is 7.
3. Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the tenths digit: 3 + 1 = 4.
4. Remove all digits after the tenths place.
5. This gives 18.4, so 18.379 rounded to the nearest tenth is 18.4.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 "Decimals", section 5.1 Decimals_
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