Rounding Decimal for 5th grade

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What is rounding?

Back

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

Front

When rounding a number, what do you look at?

Back

You look at the digit to the right of the place value you are rounding to.

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What happens if the digit to the right is 5 or greater?

Back

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

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What happens if the digit to the right is less than 5?

Back

If the digit is less than 5, you keep the digit in the place value you are rounding to the same.

Front

What is 20.35784 rounded to the nearest ten thousandth?

Back

20.3578

Front

What is 8.91 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Back

8.91 (it stays the same because it is already at the hundredth place).

Front

What is 87.7 rounded to the nearest whole number?

Back

88

Front

What is 5.9163 rounded to the nearest thousandth?

Back

5.916

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What is the nearest whole number to 4.5?

Back

5 (because 5 is greater than 4.5).

Front

What is the nearest tenth to 3.76?

Back

3.8 (because 6 rounds up).