1. Rounding Decimals

2. 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

3. Example
rounded to the nearest tenth
is . . .
34.6

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

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

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

7. Example
rounded to the nearest whole number is . . .
587

8. Example
rounded to the nearest whole number is . . .
7536

9. Example
rounded to the nearest whole number is . . .
620

10. Example
6198 rounded to the nearest hundred is . . .
6200