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Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to: 5 or more rounds up, less than 5 rounds down.

1.Round 66.653 to 1 decimal place.

Answer: 66.7

  1. Look at the hundredths digit: 5
  2. 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 0.7121 to 3 significant figures.

Answer: 0.712

  1. Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 44.614 to the nearest whole number.

Answer: 45

  1. Look at the tenths digit: 6
  2. 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 0.711 to 2 significant figures.

Answer: 0.71

  1. Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 23.961 to 1 decimal place.

Answer: 24.0

  1. Look at the hundredths digit: 6
  2. 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 0.08749 to 1 significant figure.

Answer: 0.09

  1. Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 74.255 to the nearest whole number.

Answer: 74

  1. Look at the tenths digit: 2
  2. Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 916,625 to 2 significant figures.

Answer: 920,000

  1. Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 68.545 to the nearest whole number.

Answer: 69

  1. Look at the tenths digit: 5
  2. 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 0.6782 to 3 significant figures.

Answer: 0.678

  1. Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 13.568 to the nearest whole number.

Answer: 14

  1. Look at the tenths digit: 5
  2. 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.08275 to 3 significant figures.

Answer: 0.0828

  1. Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
  2. The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
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