Rounding Decimal
Numbers
Round Off Whole Numbers
Round 23 to the nearest tens.
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (tens)
23
Step 2. Circle the number to its right.
23
Step 3. (a) 3 is less than 5 so the digit in the given place
(tens) remains the same.
23
Step 4. Replace all digits to the right of the given place with
zeros.
20
23, rounded to the nearest ten is 20
Round Off Whole Numbers
Round 146 to the nearest tens.
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (tens)
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4
146, rounded to the nearest ten is
Round Off Whole Numbers
Round 273 to the nearest hundreds.
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place.
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
273, rounded to the nearest hundred is
Round Off Whole Numbers
Round 995 to the nearest hundreds.
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place.
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
890, rounded to the nearest hundred is
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 5.73 to the nearest tenth (1 decimal place or 1dp).
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (tenths)
5.73
Step 2. Circle the number to its right.
5.73
Step 3. (a) 3 is less than 5 so the digit in the given place
(tenths) remains the same.
5.7
Step 4. When rounding decimals, DELETE all digits to the right of
the given place.
5.7
5.73, rounded to the nearest tenth is 5.7
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 2.13 to the nearest tenth (1 decimal place or 1dp).
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (tenths)
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
2.13, rounded to the nearest tenth is
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 6.378 to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places or 2dp)..
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (HUNDREDTHS)
6.378
Step 2. Circle the number to its right.
6.37 8
Step 3. (a) 8 is more than 5 so we add 1 to the hundredths place.
8
6.378
Step 4. When rounding decimals, DELETE all digits to the right of
the given place.
6.38
6.378, rounded to the nearest hundredth is 6.38.
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 9.647 to the nearest hundredth (2 decimal places or 2dp).
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (HUNDREDTHS)
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
9.674, rounded to the nearest hundredth is
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 1.4252 to the nearest thousandth (3 decimal place or 3dp).
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (thousandths)
1.4252
Step 2. Circle the number to its right.
1.4252
Step 3. (a) 2 is less than 5 so the digit in the given place
(thousandths) remains the same.
1.425
Step 4. When rounding decimals, DELETE all digits to the right of the
given place.
1.425
1.4252, rounded to the nearest thousandth is 1.425
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 7.4318 to the nearest thousandth (3 decimal place or 3dp).
Step 1. Underline the digit in the given place. (thousandths)
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4.
7.4318, rounded to the nearest thousandth is
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Now do pages 96, rounding to the nearest………….
Do page 97, rounding to ….. decimal places
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Now do pages 96, rounding to the nearest………….
Try These 1
Round the following numbers to the nearest tenth:
a. 4.381 _________ b. 12.87 _________
c. 32.85 ________ d. 44.72 _________
e. 15.83 _________ f. 3.065 _________
Round the following numbers to the nearest hundredth:
a. 4.381 _________ b. 1.287 _________
c. 32.285 ________ d. 1.727 _________
e. 1.583 _________ f. 3.065 _________
Round the following numbers to the nearest thousandth:
a. 16.4474 ________ b. 6.0278 _________
c. 0.0671 _________ d. 0.4796 _________
e. 4.6888 _________ f. 1.1153 _________
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Do page 97, rounding to ….. decimal places
Try These 2
Round each number as indicated.
a. 4.237 to 2 decimal places (2 dp) ____________
b. 0.65 to 1 decimal place (1 dp) ____________
c. 0.076 to 2 decimal places (2 dp) ____________
d. 0.587 to 2 decimal places (2 dp) ____________
e. 21.358 to 1 decimal place (1 dp) ____________
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Rounding when 9 is the digit in the given place
Round 5.96 to the nearest tenth.
Step 1 5.96
Step 2 5.96
Step 3 7 is 5 so add one to the digit in the given place
(tenths)
9+1= 10
+1
5. 96 5+1 = 6
Step 4 6.0
5.96 rounded to nearest tenth is 6.0
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 6.297 to the nearest hundredth
Step 1 6.297
Step 2 6.297
8 is 5 so add one to the digit in the given place
(hundredths)
Step 3 +1 9 + 1 = 10
6.297
2+1=3
6.30
Step 4
6.297 rounded to nearest hundredth is 6.30
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Round 6.998 to the nearest hundredth
Step 1 6.998
Step 2 6.998
8 is 5 so add one to the digit in the given place
(hundredths)
9 + 1 = 10
Step 3 +1 9 + 1 = 10
6.998
Step 4 7.00 6+1 = 7
6.998 rounded to nearest hundredth is 7.00
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Now do pages 100, 101 rounding to ….. decimal
places, to the nearest………….
Do page 102, 104 rounding
Page 100
Try these 3
a. 2.97 = ________ (1 dp) b. 6.95 = ________ (1 dp)
c. 33.298 = ________ (2 dp) d. 7.597= _______ (2 dp)
e. 26.497 = ________ (2 dp) f. 77.299 = ______ (2 dp)
g. 8.2099 = ________ (3 dp) h. 5.6098 = ______ (3 dp)
i. 5.6095 = ________ (3 dp) j. 33.6099 = ______ (3 dp)
Try These 4
Page 100
Round the following numbers to the place indicated:
(Choose the correct answer.)
5.199 to the nearest hundredth 5.2 5.20
7.951 to the nearest tenth 8 8.0
0.0196 to the nearest thousandth 0.02 0.020
7.072 to the nearest tenth 7.1 7.100
23.009 to the nearest tenth 23.0 23
Try These 5 Page 101
Round the numbers to the place indicated.
Nearest
Nearest Nearest Nearest
whole
tenth hundredth thousandth
number
859.3073
75.2665
4.7781
1.5652
3.0553
Page 102
Try These 6
a. 5.89 _______ b. 7.23 _______
c. 3.31 _______ d. 8.45 _______
e. 7.2431 _______ f. 10.671 _______
g. 36.765 _______ h. 15.243 _______
i. 1 573.1 _______ j. 5 634.7 _______
Try These 7 Page 104
1. Round each number to the nearest ten
a. 16.983 _______
b. 314.67 __________
Round each number to the nearest hundred
c. 406.32 _______
d. 3864.1 __________
2. Round each number to the nearest thousand
a. 15 446.9 ___________________
b.7 695.673 __________________
Rounding Decimal Numbers
Complete Exercise 3.2
on
pages 105 and 106
Exercises 3.2
1. Round the following numbers to the nearest tenth:
a. 6.281 _______ b. 19.67 _______
c. 42.85 _______ d. 34.02 _______
e. 16.83 _______ f. 4.0859 _______
2. Round the following numbers to the nearest hundredth:
a. 5.382 _______ b. 10.287 _______
c. 32.295 _______ d. 3.767 _______
e. 2.683 _______ f. 3.085 _______
3. Round the following numbers to the nearest thousandth:
a. 16.4466 _______ b. 6.5674 _______
c. 0.0667 ________ d. 0.7896 _______
e. 4.7695 ________ f. 1.2345 _______
4. Round the following numbers to the place indicated:
(Choose the correct answer)
5.189 to the nearest tenth 5.2 5.20
7.991 to the nearest tenth 8 8.0
0.0188 to the nearest hundredth 0.02 0.020
7.0666 to the nearest thousandth 7.067 7.0670
23.003 to the nearest tenth 23.0 23
5. Round the numbers to the place value
indicated.
Nearest Nearest Nearest Nearest
unit tenth hundredth thousandth
959.1073
85.2565
6.6792
2.7663
4.1853
. Round each number as indicated.
a. 4.231 to 2 decimal places ____________
b. 0.75 to 1 decimal place ____________
c. 2.076 to 2 decimal places ___________
d. 0.698 to 2 decimal places ____________
e. 23.357 to 1 decimal place ____________
f. 48.6929 to 3 decimal places ____________
g. 639.678 to the nearest hundred ____________
h. 12.364 to the nearest ten ____________
i. 95.89 to the nearest ten ____________
j. 5783.22 to the nearest hundred ____________
