Question

What is 12.1537 to the nearest thousandth

Answer 1

Note:

1: tens

2: ones

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1: tenths

5: hundredths

3: thousandths

7: ten-thousandths

You are solving for thousandths. Look at the number in the ten-thousandths place. It is a 7. Because 7 is greater than 5, you round up

12.1537 => 12.154

12.154 is your answer

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