Question

What is the value of 0.1561 rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

Hi!
So the nearest tenth is the number right after the decimal. We are looking at 5 to see if we round up or down. 
The rule is that if the number is less than 5 you round down or leave the number that's already before it. If it is 5 or above, you round one point above(in some cases, others it can be more)
The number after the first 1 is 5 and so you round up.
Your answer is 0.2
hope this helps!

Answer 2

The nearest tenth is the number directly right to the decimal

0 : ones
.  : decimal point
1 : tenths
5 : hundredths
6 : thousandths
1 : ten- thousandths.


Find the nearest tenths. The unit next to tenths is hundredths.

Digits 5 and greater, round up, digits 4 and lower, round down.

The digit in the hundredths place is 5, and so you round up.

0.1561 rounded to nearest tenth is 0.2

0.2 is your answer

hope this helps