Question

Which place value should we look at when estimating values to the nearest natural numbers?

• A. Ones
• B. Tenths
• C. Hundredth
• D. Thousandths

Answer 1

The correct option is B Tenths

Let's understand this concept using an example:

Example: When we estimate 12.272 to the nearest natural numbers we look at 2 (in tenths place) to do the estimtion.

Here 2 (in tenths place) is less than 5, so we keep a digits before a decimal point as it is.

So, 12.272 is estimated to 12.

Thus, "we should look at tenths place when we are estimating the values to the nearest natural numbers".