Rounding Decimals

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What is rounding?

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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 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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What does it mean to round to the nearest hundredth?

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

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If a number is 16.35, between which two tenths does it fall?

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16.3 and 16.4

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What is 34.296 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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34.30

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If a number rounds to 18, what could the original number be?

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It could be any number from 17.5 to 18.49.

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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.

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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.

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What is 8.69 rounded to the nearest dollar?

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$9.00

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What is the nearest whole number to 17.499?

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17