Question

round 608.897 to the nearest ten.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the tens and ones place

The number is 608.897. The tens place digit is 0 (from 608), and the ones place digit is 8.

Step2: Look at the digit to the right of the tens place (the ones place) for rounding

To round to the nearest ten, we look at the digit in the ones place (8). Since 8 is greater than or equal to 5, we round up the tens place. But wait, actually, the number is 608.897. Let's consider the whole number part first for rounding to the nearest ten. The whole number is 608. The tens digit is 0 (in 608, the digits are 6 (hundreds), 0 (tens), 8 (ones)). Wait, no, 608: 6 is hundreds, 0 is tens, 8 is ones. Wait, no, 608 is 6100 + 010 + 81. So to round to the nearest ten, we look at the ones digit (8). Since 8 ≥ 5, we add 1 to the tens digit. But the tens digit is 0, so 0 + 1 = 1, and the ones digit becomes 0. But wait, 608 + 2? Wait, no. Wait, 608 rounded to the nearest ten: the tens place is 0 (in 608, the number is 600 + 8). Wait, no, 608 is between 600 and 610. The distance to 600 is 8, and to 610 is 2. So since 8 ≥ 5, we round up to 610. Wait, but let's do it properly. The rule is: look at the digit in the ones place (for rounding to nearest ten). If it's 5 or more, round up the tens digit. So 608: ones digit is 8, so we round up the tens digit. But the tens digit is 0, so 0 + 1 = 1, and the ones digit becomes 0. But 608 + (10 - 8) = 608 + 2 = 610. So 608.897 rounded to the nearest ten is 610. Wait, but what about the decimal part? When rounding to the nearest ten, we only consider the whole number part for the place value. So the decimal part doesn't affect the rounding of the whole number to the nearest ten. So 608.897, the whole number is 608. Rounding 608 to the nearest ten: ones digit is 8, which is ≥5, so we round up the tens place. But the tens digit is 0 (in 608, the tens digit is 0? Wait, no, 608 is 6100 + 010 + 81. Wait, no, 608 is 6010 + 8. Wait, no, 608 divided by 10 is 60.8, so the tens digit is 0 in 608? Wait, no, 608 is 6 hundreds, 0 tens, 8 ones. So to round to the nearest ten, we look at the ones digit (8). Since 8 ≥5, we add 1 to the tens digit (0 + 1 = 1) and set the ones digit to 0. So the number becomes 610 (since 6100 + 110 + 01 = 610).

Step3: Confirm the rounded number

So 608.897 rounded to the nearest ten is 610.

Answer:

610