Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — 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 53.612 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 54
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 0.7383 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.738
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 99.006 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 99.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 77,315 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 80,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 96.838 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 97
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 436,073 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 440,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 89.367 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 89.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 545,728 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 500,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 91.392 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 91
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 206,156 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 200,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 7.951 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 7.95
- Look at the thousandths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 269,249 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 269,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
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