Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
Year 5 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — 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 3.814 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 3.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 7.76 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 8
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 325.23 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 325.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 44.148 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 44.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 384.84 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 385
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 231.26 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 231
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
7.Round 986.96 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 987.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 2.822 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 2.82
- Look at the thousandths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
9.Round 52.047 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 52.05
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 722.68 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 722.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 71.797 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 72
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 569.66 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 569.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
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