Year 8 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 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 6.392 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 6
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 0.08141 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.08
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 3.413 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 3
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.04699 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.05
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 31.918 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 31.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 9.468 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 9
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 35.242 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 35
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 0.5353 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.535
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 52.527 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 52.53
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 0.4365 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.44
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 72.287 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 72
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 185,831 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 190,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
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