Rounding Decimals

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What is rounding?

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Rounding is the process of adjusting the digits of a number to make it simpler and easier to work with, while keeping its value close to what it was.

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What does it mean to round to the nearest tenth?

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Rounding to the nearest tenth means looking at the digit in the hundredths place to decide whether to round the tenths place up or keep it the same.

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What does it mean to round to the nearest hundredth?

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Rounding to the nearest hundredth means looking at the digit in the thousandths place to decide whether to round the hundredths place up or keep it the same.

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Round 3.257 to the nearest hundredth.

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3.26

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Round 5.67 to the nearest tenth.

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5.7

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Which decimal becomes 7.8 when rounded to the nearest tenth?

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7.81

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What is Tyerra's birth weight of 8.328 pounds rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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8.33 pounds

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If a number rounded to the nearest hundredth is 15.12, what could the original number have been?

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15.118

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What is the rule for rounding up?

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If the digit to the right of the place you are rounding to is 5 or greater, you round up.

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What is the rule for rounding down?

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If the digit to the right of the place you are rounding to is less than 5, you round down.