Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 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 106.1 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 106
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 968.1 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 968
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
3.Round 258.9 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 259
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 47.02 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 47.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 26.24 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 26
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 21.55 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 21.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 31.66 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 32
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 44.91 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 44.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
9.Round 45.06 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 45.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 487.1 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 487
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
11.Round 32.83 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 32.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 143.6 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 144
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
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