Rounding Decimals

Front

Round 2.88 to the nearest tenth.

Back

2.90

Front

Round 0.337 to the nearest hundredths place.

Back

0.34

Front

Round 45.981 to the nearest tenths place.

Back

46

Front

Round 55.23 to the nearest tenths place.

Back

55.2

Front

Round 8.27 to the nearest tenth.

Back

8.3

Front

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 to the nearest tenth, which digit do you look at?

Back

You look at the hundredths place.

Front

If the digit in the hundredths place is 5 or greater, what do you do?

Back

You round up the tenths place by 1.

Front

If the digit in the hundredths place is less than 5, what do you do?

Back

You keep the tenths place the same.

Front

Round 3.456 to the nearest hundredths place.

Back

3.46