Question

a machinist uses a special tool to measure the diameter of a small pipe. The measurement tool reads 0.276 inch. What is this measure rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

0.3

The tenth's place is the first after the decimal. To determine how to round it, we look to the next digit in the number, which in this case is a 7. 7>5, so we round 2 up to the next digit (3). Therefore, the answer is 0.3.