Rounding Off Decimals

Rounding O ff Decimals. Presented by: Dustin Reuel Salamat GT5.

Rounding Off Decimals. Rounding is a way of simplifying numbers to make them easier to understand or work with. Rounding can be used when an exact number isn’t needed and an approximate answer will do..

To round decimals:.

1.472. Identify the digit to be rounded-off..

Examine the digit to the right of the required place..

ROUNDING DECIMALS. Find your place and look next door, 5 or greater, add one more. All digits in front, stay the same. All digits behind, zero’s the name..

1.472. Round 1.472 To The Nearest Hundredths.

7 is at the hundredths place . We look next door and find the number 2 . 2 is less than 5 and so 7 remains the same..

23.386. Round 23,386 To The Nearest Tenths.

3 is at the tenths place. We look next door and find the number 8. 8 is more than 5 and so we increase 3 to 4..

2.60. 2.580. 4.40. Examples on Rounding of Decimals.

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Rounding Off Decimals. Examine the digit to the right of the required place. If the digit is greater than 5, add 1 to the digit at the required place. If the digit is less than 5, retain the digit at the required place. Drop all the digits to the right of the required place..