Rounding Decimals

Which of the following is 4.5 when rounded to the nearest tenth? Choose all correct answers.

• 4.55

• 4.44

• 4.52

• 4.48

• 4.45

Which of the following is 4.52 when rounded to the nearest hundredth? Choose all correct answers.

• 4.525

• 4.513

• 4.512

• 4.523

• 4.518

Round 23.542 to the nearest tenth.

• 23.5

• 23.6

• 23.54

• 23

Round 56.789 to the nearest tenth. 

• 57

• 56.8

• 56.889

• 56.79

Round 56.872 to the nearest tenth.

• 56.90

• 57

• 56.8

• 56.972

Which of the following is 9.029 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

• 9.0

• 9.02

• 9.03

• 9.029

Round the number 5.432 to the nearest hundredth is (a)   .

• 5.43

• 5.44

• 5.4

• 5

Answer explanation

To round 5.432 to the nearest hundredth, we look at the digit in the thousandth place, which is 3. Since 3 is less than 5, we keep 5.43 as the rounded number.

Round 12.981 to the hundredths place

• 12.9

• 13

• 12.98

• 12.99

Round 0.879 to the nearest whole number.

• 0.1

• 1

• 0

• 0.88

Round 7.4365 to the nearest thousandth.

• 7.436

• 7.446

• 7.45

• 7.437