Answer :

The 4 would be rounded to a 5 because of the 9 and then the 2 would get rounded up to a 3 because of the 5. So the answer would be 3.3
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The number 3.249 rounded to nearest tenth is; 3.2

According to the question;

  • We are required to round off the number 3.249 to nearest tenth

According to the place value concept in mathematics; the place values after the decimal point in a decimal number are identified from left to right, as tenths, hundredths, thousandths etc.

Evidently, the number which occupies the tenths position in 3.249 is the digit 2.

  • Consequently, to round the number 3.249 to the nearest tenth; the digit 4 is considered and rounded off to 0 or 1 as the case may be.

Since, 4 is less than 5, it is rounded off to 0 and added to the digit, 2 which occupies the tenths position in the number 3.249

Ultimately, the number 3.249 rounded to nearest tenth is 3.2.

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