Round 3.462 to the nearest tenth

Step by step

The question

Question: round 3.462 to the nearest tenth.

1 Find the place

The nearest tenth means the tenths place.

In 3.462, the tenths digit is 4.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 6.

5 or more: we round up, the tenths digit goes up by 1.

4 or less: we round down, the tenths digit stays the same.

6 is 5 or more, so we round up.

3 See it on a number line

3.462 is closer to 3.5.

So 3.462 rounded to the nearest tenth is 3.5.

The sign ≈ means about.

Let's look back.

First: find the place.

Then: look at the next digit.

Last: see it on a number line.