8th Grade Rounding Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 8th Grade decimals worksheet.
8th 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 71.433 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 71
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
2.Round 840.86 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 840.9
- Look at the hundredths digit: 6
- 5 or more, so round up
3.Round 584.15 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 584
- Look at the tenths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
4.Round 30.016 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 30.0
- Look at the hundredths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
5.Round 710.63 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 710.6
- Look at the hundredths digit: 3
- Less than 5, so round down
6.Round 350.01 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 350
- Look at the tenths digit: 0
- Less than 5, so round down
7.Round 937.42 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 937
- Look at the tenths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
8.Round 51.129 to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 51.1
- Look at the hundredths digit: 2
- Less than 5, so round down
9.Round 85.994 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 85.99
- Look at the thousandths digit: 4
- Less than 5, so round down
10.Round 595.57 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 596
- Look at the tenths digit: 5
- 5 or more, so round up
11.Round 76.231 to 2 decimal places.
Answer: 76.23
- Look at the thousandths digit: 1
- Less than 5, so round down
12.Round 865.82 to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 866
- Look at the tenths digit: 8
- 5 or more, so round up
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