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Example

Rounding 15.2175 to the Nearest Tenth

To round $15.2175$ to the nearest tenth, apply the four-step decimal rounding procedure:

Locate the tenths digit: In $15.2175$ , the digit in the tenths place is $2$ .
Look at the next digit: The digit immediately to the right of $2$ is $1$ .
Compare with $5$ : Because $1 < 5$ , leave the tenths digit unchanged at $2$ .
Remove trailing digits: Delete the $1$ , $7$ , and $5$ (all digits to the right of the tenths place).