Question

Write 19/24 as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is $0.8$

Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, you have to know the position of the tenth decimal.

Give a decimal number, for example, $114.325$

The position of the tenth decimal places to the right of the decimal point. In this case, the number 3 is in the position of the tenth place.

Also, you have to know how to round a decimal number. The rule says:

If you want to round a number with a n-decimal digits, you have to see the position n+1-decimal digit:

If this number is equal or greater than 5, you have to increase the n-decimal digit to the next whole number.

If this number is lesser than 5, you have to decrease the n-decimal digit to the previous whole number.

Using the example $114.325$

If we want to round the decimal number to the nearest tenth, the next digit is a 2, so we dont increase the number 3. So the decimal number is 114.3

Finally, responding your question,

First you have to represent the fraction number into decimal number.

$\frac{19}{24} =0.791666$

The nearest tenth is the first decimal digit: 7

The next number is a 9, so if we want to round to the nearest tenth, we will have to increase the number 7 to the next whole number: 8

The final answer is $0.8$

Answer 2

The decimal is: 0.791666667The rounded decimal is: 0.8