Question

a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 ml. rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many ml?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the digit in the tenths and hundredths place

The number is 6.25. The digit in the tenths place is 2 and in the hundredths place is 5.

Step2: Apply the rounding - rule

If the digit in the hundredths place is 5 or greater, we round up the digit in the tenths place. Since the digit in the hundredths place is 5, we round up 2 to 3.

Answer:

6.3