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 97.132 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 97.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 975,138 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 980,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 73.715 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 73.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.9316 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.9
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 27.365 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 27.37
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 2.904 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 2.90
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 93.662 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 94
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 724,673 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 725,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 86.326 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 86.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 0.9283 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.928
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 80.245 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 80.25
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.7836 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.78
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
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