Asked by giuseppe
Round the following to the nearest ten-thousandth.
6.141359
6.141359
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GPT-4o mini
To round the number 6.141359 to the nearest ten-thousandth, we need to look at the fifth decimal place, which is the number in the ten-thousandths place.
The number 6.141359 can be broken down as follows:
- The digit in the ten-thousandths place (the fourth decimal place) is **3**.
- The digit in the hundred-thousandths place (the fifth decimal place) is **5**.
Since the digit in the hundred-thousandths place (5) is 5 or greater, we round up the digit in the ten-thousandths place (3) by one.
Therefore, rounding 6.141359 to the nearest ten-thousandth gives us **6.1414**.
The number 6.141359 can be broken down as follows:
- The digit in the ten-thousandths place (the fourth decimal place) is **3**.
- The digit in the hundred-thousandths place (the fifth decimal place) is **5**.
Since the digit in the hundred-thousandths place (5) is 5 or greater, we round up the digit in the ten-thousandths place (3) by one.
Therefore, rounding 6.141359 to the nearest ten-thousandth gives us **6.1414**.