How do you round 0.344 to the nearest tenth?

1 Answer
Jun 15, 2017

0.3

Explanation:

Look at the tenths place (the first place to the right of the decimal point where the 3 is).

To know if you will round up or down, look to the number immediately to the RIGHT of the tenths place (hundredths place where the 4 is).

Rounding Rules:
Number is less than 5, round DOWN.
Number is more or equal to 5, round UP.

Since 4 is less than 5, you have to round the 3 DOWN.

This means the 3 stays as a 3. Disregard all numbers after the 3 because you only want to round to the nearest TENTH.

Answer: 0.3