Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 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 32.043 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 32.04
- Look at the thousandths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 7.717 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 7.72
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 11.299 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 11.30
- Look at the thousandths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 8.545 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 8.55
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 23.136 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 23
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 0.03517 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.035
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 82.355 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 82.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 0.03503 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.04
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 4.685 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 4.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 8.459 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 8.5
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 30.415 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 30
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 379,974 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 380,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
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