Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 44.401 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 44
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 6.345 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 6.3
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 51.893 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 51.89
- Look at the thousandths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.7176 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.72
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 94.575 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 94.58
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 5.489 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 5.49
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 37.023 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 37.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 0.6319 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.6
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 74.619 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 74.62
- Look at the thousandths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 4.707 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 4.71
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 24.925 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 25
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 875,732 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 900,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
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