Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
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Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to: 5 or more rounds up, less than 5 rounds down.
1.Round 749.7 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 750
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 302.6 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 303
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 771.9 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 772
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 87.59 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 87.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 637.9 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 638
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 996.4 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 996
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
7.Round 273.1 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 273
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 1.47 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 1.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 75.53 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 75.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 56.25 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 56.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 48.36 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 48
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 9.87 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 9.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
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