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What is #217-:43#, rounded to the nearest thousandth?

Answer 1

The calculator says: #5.046511628#

Thousandths means we round to 3 decimals. All we have to do is look at the one behind that. If it is #4# or less, we round down, if it is #5# or more, we round up, i.e. we raise the digit before it by #1#.

So #217/43~~5.047#

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Answer 2

Autumn Arnold

To find the result of 217 divided by 43, and then round it to the nearest thousandth:

217 ÷ 43 ≈ 5.04651162791

Rounding this to the nearest thousandth:

5.04651162791 rounded to the nearest thousandth is 5.047.

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