Rounding Decimal Numbers

Emily is baking cookies and needs to set a timer. If the recipe calls for the cookies to bake for 3.78 minutes, to the nearest whole number, how many minutes should she set her timer for?

• 4.5

• 4

• 3

• 3.5

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John has $6.49 in his pocket. If he needs to tell his friend the approximate amount he has, rounding to the nearest tenth, what should he say?

• 6.6

• 6.5

• 6.4

• 6.49

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John is calculating his expenses and needs to round his coffee expense of $2.345 to the nearest hundredth for his budget. What will it be?

• 2.35

• 2.34

• 2.36

• 2.40

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

Emily is baking cookies and her recipe calls for exactly 9 cups of flour. She accidentally pours 9.126 cups. To the nearest whole number, how many cups has Emily used?

• 9

• 9.5

• 8

• 10

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John is measuring ingredients for a recipe and needs exactly 5.7 liters of water. He accidentally pours 5.672 liters. To the nearest tenth, how much water did John pour?

• 5.7

• 5.6

• 5.6721

• 5.8

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John is calculating his total expenses for the month and needs to round his grocery spending of $7.893 to the nearest hundredth to simplify his calculations. What will be the rounded figure?

• 7.90

• 7.89

• 7.85

• 7.80

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

Imagine you're baking cookies and your recipe calls for exactly 4.267 cups of flour. If your measuring tools only measure in whole cups, how many cups of flour would you use?

• 4

• 4.3

• 4.5

• 5

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John checked his car's average mileage and found it to be 8.541 miles per gallon. To simplify his calculations, he wants to round this number to the nearest tenth. What will be the new mileage?

• 8.55

• 8.5

• 8.6

• 8.4

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

John checked his car's average fuel efficiency on his latest trip, which was 6.789 liters per 100 kilometers. To simplify his calculations, he wants to round this number to the nearest hundredth. What will be the new value?

• 6.75

• 6.79

• 6.80

• 6.60

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

Imagine you are baking cookies and the recipe calls for 1.234 cups of sugar. If your measuring cup only measures whole numbers, how much sugar would you use?

• 1.5

• 1.2

• 2

• 1

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

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