Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — 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 604.2 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 604
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 86.36 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 86.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 41.32 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 41
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 71.23 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 71.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 988.7 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 989
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 859.5 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 860
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 721.7 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 722
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 7.22 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 7
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
9.Round 53.46 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 53.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 84.67 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 85
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 11.53 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 12
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 31.12 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 31
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
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