Rounding Money Nearest Cent and Dollar

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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 while keeping its value close to what it was.

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What does it mean to round to the nearest cent?

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Rounding to the nearest cent means adjusting a monetary amount to the closest hundredth place (two decimal places).

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How do you round a number to the nearest dollar?

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To round to the nearest dollar, look at the cents (the two decimal places). If the cents are 50 or more, round up; if less than 50, round down.

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What is the 'clue digit' when rounding?

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The 'clue digit' is the digit immediately to the right of the place value you are rounding to. It helps determine whether to round up or down.

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Round $9.029 to the nearest cent.

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$9.03

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Round $16.432 to the nearest cent.

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$16.43

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When rounding $325.16 to the nearest ten dollars, which digit do you look at?

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Look at the digit in the ones place, which is 5.

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Round $3.257 to the nearest cent.

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$3.26

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What is the rule for rounding up?

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

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What is the rule for rounding down?

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