6th Grade Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade decimals worksheet.
6th Grade Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to: 5 or more rounds up, less than 5 rounds down.
1.Round 5.291 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 5.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 936.82 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 937
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 719.48 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 719
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 42.703 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 42.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 709.21 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 709
- Look at the tenths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 865.75 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 865.8
- Look at the hundredths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
7.Round 734.34 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 734.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 35.296 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 35.3
- Look at the hundredths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 39.748 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 39.75
- Look at the thousandths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 86.01 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 86
- Look at the tenths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
11.Round 687.54 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 688
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
12.Round 720.71 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 720.7
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
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