Decimal Place Value and Rounding

round this decimal to the nearest whole number

Which digit is in the tenths place? 0.3561

• 0

• 3

• 5

• 6

Which digit is in the hundredths place? 5.632

• 5

• 6

• 3

• 2

Which digit is in the thousandths place? 23.451

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 1

Which decimal shows three tenths?

• 0.3

• 3.3

• 0.03

• 3.0

Which decimal shows two hundredths?

• 2.0

• 200

• 0.02

• 0.20

Which decimal shows thirty-four hundredths?

• 0.34

• 34

• 100

• 3.4

When rounding 21.56793

to three decimal places, what is the critical digit?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 3

Answer explanation

7 is in the third decimal place, so the number on its right, 9 is the critical digit as it decides if you need to round up or down.

• 10.3

• 3.10

• 0.3

• 0.03

Answer explanation

The denominator is 10, there is one zero so only on decimal place.

Round 13.98 to the nearest tenths.

• 13.0

• 14.0

• 13.9

• 14.9