Lan mailed a package that weighed 5.63 pounds . what is the first step in rounding this number to the nearest tenth? what is the next step? what is 5.63 rounded to the nearest tenth?

For this case we must follow the following rules of rounding

1) If the previous number is greater than or equal to five, then the next number increases by one unit

2) If the previous number is less than five, then the next number stays the same

Therefore, the steps for rounding to the nearest tenth is:

1) We observe that 3 is less than 5.

2) Therefore, the next number stays the same

Rounding to the nearest tenth is:

5.6

1) We observe that 3 is less than 5.

2) Therefore, the next number stays the same

5.6

hey! so 1 (25) out of 4 (100) is 25 so your answer is 25%. it's like quarters!