Year 8 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — 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 5.623 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 5.62
- Look at the thousandths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 178,958 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 180,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 8: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 63.085 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 63.09
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 764,801 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 760,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 14.384 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 14
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 318,206 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 318,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 96.404 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 96.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 951,887 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 950,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 1.123 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 1.12
- Look at the thousandths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 270,895 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 300,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 71.714 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 71.71
- Look at the thousandths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 5.658 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 5.7
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
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