Year 8 Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 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 81.683 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 82
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 73.241 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 73.2
- Look at the hundredths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
3.Round 16.022 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 16.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 79.089 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 79.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 853.79 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 853.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 5.225 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 5
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
7.Round 48.65 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 49
- Look at the tenths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 220.58 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 220.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 29.858 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 30
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 37.596 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 38
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 273.45 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 273.5
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 374.15 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 374
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
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