To round the number 1.54 to the nearest tenth, follow these steps:
1. Identify the tenths place in the number 1.54. The digit in the tenths place is 5.
2. Look at the digit immediately to the right of the tenths place, which is in the hundredths place. Here, the digit is 4.
3. Determine whether to round up or down:
- If the digit in the hundredths place is 5 or greater, round the digit in the tenths place up by 1.
- If the digit in the hundredths place is less than 5, keep the digit in the tenths place the same.
In this case, the digit in the hundredths place is 4, which is less than 5. Therefore, we do not round up the digit in the tenths place. We keep it as 5.
So, 1.54 rounded to the nearest tenth is 1.5.
