Rounding Decimals

Rounding Decimals When rounding decimals it is first necessary to identify the place value you are rounding to. The digit that follows will tell you whether you should round up or leave the digit the same. If the digit is: 5 or higher – round up by one 5 and above give it a shove 4 or lower – leave the same 4 and below let it go

Example 34.561 rounded to the nearest tenth is . . . 3 4 . 5 6 1 34.6

Example 4.634 rounded to the nearest hundredth is . . . 4 . 6 3 4 4.63

Example 0 . 6 9 7 1 .6971 rounded to the nearest hundredth is . . . .70

Example 5.96 rounded to the nearest tenth is . . . 5 . 9 6 6

Example 587.469 rounded to the nearest whole number is . . . 5 8 7 . 4 6 9 587

Example 7535.9 rounded to the nearest whole number is . . . 7 5 3 5 . 9 7536

Example 619.844 rounded to the nearest whole number is . . . 6 1 9 . 8 4 4 620

Example 6198 rounded to the nearest hundred is . . . 6 1 9 8 6200