Year 7 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 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 58.201 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 58.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 6.781 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 6.8
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 8: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 31.286 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 31
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 822,082 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 822,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 1.038 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 1.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 0.3009 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.30
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 88.128 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 88.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 532,382 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 500,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
9.Round 50.177 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 50.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 6.764 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 7
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 45.949 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 45.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 0.301 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.3
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
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