Year 7 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 77.609 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 78
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 792,385 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 800,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 35.492 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 35.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
4.Round 0.06487 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.065
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 8: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 89.464 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 89
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 7.562 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 8
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 80.445 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 80
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 0.01661 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.02
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 93.595 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 94
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 1.388 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 1
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 3: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 4.538 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 4.54
- Look at the thousandths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.981 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.98
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 1: less than 5, so round down
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