7th Grade Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th 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 57.578 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 58
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
2.Round 497,024 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 500,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 7: 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 39.184 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 39
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 0.5968 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 0.6
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
5.Round 94.906 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 95
- Look at the tenths digit: 9
- 5 or more, so round up
6.Round 113,269 to 3 significant figures.
Answer: 113,000
- Count 3 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 2: less than 5, so round down
7.Round 1.645 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 1.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 59,954 to 1 significant figure.
Answer: 60,000
- Count 1 figure from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 9: 5 or more, so round up
9.Round 99.067 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 99.07
- Look at the thousandths digit: 7
- 5 or more, so round up
10.Round 0.5849 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 0.58
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
11.Round 57.322 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 57
- Look at the tenths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 204,687 to 2 significant figures.
Answer: 200,000
- Count 2 figures from the first non-zero digit
- The next digit is 4: less than 5, so round down
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