Rounding Decimals 8C5464
1. **Problem Statement:** Round the number 34.26468 to various decimal places: nearest tenth, thousandth, hundredth, dollar, and cent.
2. **Rounding Rules:**
- To round to the nearest tenth, look at the hundredths place.
- To round to the nearest hundredth, look at the thousandths place.
- To round to the nearest thousandth, look at the ten-thousandths place.
- To round to the nearest dollar, look at the tenths place.
- To round to the nearest cent, look at the thousandths place.
3. **Step-by-step Rounding:**
- Nearest tenth: The tenths digit is 2, the hundredths digit is 6 (which is 5 or more), so round up 2 to 3. Result: $34.3$
- Nearest thousandth: The thousandths digit is 4, the ten-thousandths digit is 6 (5 or more), so round up 4 to 5. Result: $34.265$
- Nearest hundredth: The hundredths digit is 6, the thousandths digit is 4 (less than 5), so keep 6. Result: $34.26$
- Nearest dollar: The units digit is 4, the tenths digit is 2 (less than 5), so keep 4. Result: $34$
- Nearest cent: The hundredths digit is 6, the thousandths digit is 4 (less than 5), so keep 6. Result: $34.26$
4. **Final Answers:**
- Nearest tenth: $34.3$
- Nearest thousandth: $34.265$
- Nearest hundredth: $34.26$
- Nearest dollar: $34$
- Nearest cent: $34.26$