We get 12.198 after rounding it to the nearest thousandth.
How to round off decimal places?
The rounding off decimal places is similar to the basic round-off. We check the previous number. If it is greater than or equal to 5, we increase the value up to which we are rounding by 1, or else keep it the same when the previous digit is less than 5.
The order of digits for decimal places is opposite to the normal number system.
In the number system we have units place, then tens place, then hundreds place, then thousands place, and like that.
In the decimal number system, we start from the highest and go on decreasing.
The first decimal place is the tenth place.
The second decimal place is the hundredth place.
The third decimal place is the thousandth place.
And so on.
How to solve the question?
In the question, we are asked to round 12.1975 to the nearest thousandth.
As discussed above, the nearest thousandth means rounding off up to the third decimal place.
So we round off 12.1975 up to the third decimal place, that is, we round off up to 7.
The next digit is 5, so we increase 7 by 1 to 8.
Thus, we get 12.198 after rounding it to the nearest thousandth.
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