Rounding Decimals

Front

What is rounding?

Back

Rounding is the process of adjusting a number to make it simpler and easier to work with, while keeping its value close to what it was.

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What does it mean to round to the tenths place?

Back

Rounding to the tenths place means looking at the digit in the hundredths place to decide whether to round the tenths digit up or keep it the same.

Front

Round 45.38 to the tenths place.

Back

45.4

Front

What does it mean to round to the nearest hundredth?

Back

Rounding to the nearest hundredth means looking at the digit in the thousandths place to decide whether to round the hundredths digit up or keep it the same.

Front

Round 5.592 to the nearest hundredth.

Back

5.59

Front

When rounding to the nearest tenth, what do you look at?

Back

You look at the digit in the hundredths place.

Front

Round 16.802 to the nearest tenth.

Back

16.8

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What is the rule for rounding up?

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If the digit to the right of the place you are rounding to is 5 or greater, you round up.

Front

Round 1.823 to the nearest whole number.

Back

2

Front

What is the rule for rounding down?

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If the digit to the right of the place you are rounding to is less than 5, you round down.