Rounding Decimals

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What is rounding?

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Rounding is the process of adjusting the digits of 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 nearest tenth?

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

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Round 3.561 to the nearest tenth.

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3.6

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What does it mean to round to the nearest whole number?

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

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Round 54.257 to the nearest whole number.

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54

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What is the thousandths place in a decimal?

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The thousandths place is the third digit to the right of the decimal point.

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If Ally ran 23.78 seconds, what could her exact time have been if rounded from the thousandths place?

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23.784

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What does it mean if a number is rounded to 35.7?

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It means the original number was between 35.65 and 35.74.

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If a number was rounded to 35.7, what could have been the original number?

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35.68

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Round 735.238 to the nearest hundredth.

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735.24