Year 8 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 34.147 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 34.15
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 949.62 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 949.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
3.Round 88.425 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 88.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 81.147 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 81
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 862.71 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 862.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 16.965 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 17.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 954.72 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 955
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 88.37 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 88
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
9.Round 29.665 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 29.67
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 809.99 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 810.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 910.95 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 911
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 913.48 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 913.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
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