Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to: 5 or more rounds up, less than 5 rounds down.
1.Round 648.31 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 648
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 50.882 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 50.88
- Look at the thousandths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
3.Round 629.61 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 629.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 758.02 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 758
- Look at the tenths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 12.915 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 12.92
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 665.19 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 665
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
7.Round 827.54 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 828
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 63.164 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 63.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 283.76 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 283.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 65.495 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 65.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 125.32 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 125
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 426.49 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 426
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
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