Question

Kate says that 5192.3 is equal to 519 when rounded off to nearest 10.she drops the 2 because it is less then 5.do you agree with her.explain your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

5192.3 rounded off to nearest ten

We get number:

• 5190

• .3 dropped as a decimal fraction smaller than 1

• 2 dropped and replaced with zero as we round of to ten

Kate missed to replace 2 with zero and lost unit digit by doing that