1.4.7

Rounding Decimals

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Rounding Decimals

You can round numbers to a certain number of decimal places.

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3.36

  • We can round 3.36 to either 1 decimal place or to the nearest whole number.
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Rounding to 1 decimal place

  • To round to 1 decimal place (1dp), we need to look at our hundredths column.
    • We need to look at the hundredths column because it is the column to the right of our 1st decimal place.
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5 or above

  • There are 6 hundredths in 0.36.
    • We know that we need to round the digit up if it is 5 or above.
    • So, 3.36 rounded to 1 decimal place is 3.4.

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