Rounding/Examples/143.95 to Nearest Tenth

Example of Rounding

$143 \cdotp 95$ rounded to the nearest tenth is $144 \cdotp 0$.

We have that $143 \cdotp 95$ is half way between $143 \cdotp 9$ and $144 \cdotp 0$, and the convention is to round to the nearest even digit, which in this case is $0$.

Sources

• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Variables and Graphs: Solved Problems: Rounding of Data: $1.3 \ \text{(f)}$