{"id":250017,"date":"2025-07-10T06:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=250017"},"modified":"2025-07-10T06:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:57:21","slug":"which-of-the-following-would-not-round-to-1-2-when-rounded-to-the-nearest-tenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/10\/which-of-the-following-would-not-round-to-1-2-when-rounded-to-the-nearest-tenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following would not round to 1.2 when rounded to the nearest tenth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following would not round to 1.2 when rounded to the nearest tenth? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.1.149 B.1.209 C.1.22 D.1.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>A. 1.149<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When rounding a number to the nearest tenth, you need to look at the digit in the hundredths place (the second decimal). If this digit is 5 or greater, the digit in the tenths place is rounded up by 1. If it is less than 5, the tenths place stays the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s go through each option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. 1.149<\/strong>: The digit in the hundredths place is 4, which is less than 5. Therefore, the tenths place remains unchanged, and 1.149 rounds to 1.1, not 1.2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. 1.209<\/strong>: The digit in the hundredths place is 0, which is less than 5. The tenths place remains unchanged, and 1.209 rounds to 1.2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. 1.22<\/strong>: The digit in the hundredths place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, the tenths place remains unchanged, and 1.22 rounds to 1.2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. 1.18<\/strong>: The digit in the hundredths place is 8, which is greater than 5. Thus, the tenths place is rounded up by 1, and 1.18 rounds to 1.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the only number that does not round to 1.2 is 1.149, as it rounds to 1.1 instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following would not round to 1.2 when rounded to the nearest tenth? A.1.149 B.1.209 C.1.22 D.1.18 The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is A. 1.149. When rounding a number to the nearest tenth, you need to look at the digit in the hundredths place (the second decimal). 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