Year 6 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 64.785 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 65
- Look at the tenths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 0.1671 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.2
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 36.159 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 36
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.06739 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.0674
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 97.781 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 97.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 9.011 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 9.01
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 69.407 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 69.4
- Look at the hundredths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 63,157 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 60,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 89.217 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 89.22
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 0.04911 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 0.0491
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 83.611 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 83.61
- Look at the thousandths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 671,645 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 700,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
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