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Example

Rounding 6.582 to the Nearest Tenth

To round $6.582$ to the nearest tenth, apply the four-step decimal rounding procedure:

Locate the tenths digit: In $6.582$ , the digit in the tenths place is $5$ .
Look at the next digit: The digit immediately to the right of $5$ is $8$ .
Compare with $5$ : Because $8 \geq 5$ , add $1$ to the tenths digit, changing $5$ to $6$ .
Remove trailing digits: Delete the $8$ and $2$ (all digits to the right of the tenths place).