Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 61.308 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 61.31
- Look at the thousandths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 166,512 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 200,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 18.578 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 19
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 2.922 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 2.9
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 10.898 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 10.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 0.08503 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.085
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 10.953 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 11
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 0.1915 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.19
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 28.011 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 28
- Look at the tenths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 91,812 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 92,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 8: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 31.828 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 31.83
- Look at the thousandths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.8923 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.892
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
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