Rounding Decimal Numbers

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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 whole number?

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Rounding to the nearest whole number means adjusting a decimal number to the closest integer.

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How do you round a number up?

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If the digit to the right of the rounding place is 5 or greater, you round up by adding 1 to the rounding place.

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How do you round a number down?

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

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What is rounding to one decimal place?

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Rounding to one decimal place means adjusting a number so that it has only one digit after the decimal point.

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What is rounding to the nearest hundredth?

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Rounding to the nearest hundredth means adjusting a number so that it has two digits after the decimal point.

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Round 11.23 to the nearest whole number.

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11

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Round 12.51 to the nearest whole number.

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13

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Round 43.837 to the nearest hundredth.

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43.84

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Round 3.257 to the nearest hundredth.

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3.26