Year 8 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 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 16.023 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 16.02
- Look at the thousandths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 989,075 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 989,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 92.625 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 92.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.05119 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.05
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 97.029 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 97.03
- Look at the thousandths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 946,518 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 950,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 49.672 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 50
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 7.315 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 7.3
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 91.255 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 91.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 546,162 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 550,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 21.206 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 21.21
- Look at the thousandths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.04905 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.05
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
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