6th Grade Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade 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 89.859 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 90
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 104,909 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 100,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
3.Round 68.832 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 68.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 6.218 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 6
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
5.Round 5.925 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 5.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 0.5097 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.5
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 0: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 9.139 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 9.14
- Look at the thousandths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
8.Round 211,726 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 212,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 94.815 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 94.82
- Look at the thousandths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 156,227 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 200,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 5: 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 93.267 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 93.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 0.6069 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.61
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 6: 5 or more, so round up
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