Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 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 3.771 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 3.77
- Look at the thousandths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 0.6113 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.611
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 59.607 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 59.61
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 367,618 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 370,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 66.908 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 66.91
- Look at the thousandths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 0.6492 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.65
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 9.787 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 9.79
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 0.07987 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.080
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 8: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 15.366 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 15
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 0.4753 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.5
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 93.987 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 93.99
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.02851 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.029
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
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