Rounding Decimals/Place Value

round this decimal to one decimal place

round this decimal to the nearest whole number

Which digit is in the tenths place? 0.3561

• 0

• 3

• 5

• 6

Which digit is in the hundredths place? 5.632

• 5

• 6

• 3

• 2

When rounding 21.56793

to three decimal places, what is the critical digit?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 9

• 3

Answer explanation

7 is in the third decimal place, so the number on its right, 9 is the critical digit as it decides if you need to round up or down.

Which decimal shows two hundredths?

• 2.0

• 200

• 0.02

• 0.20

Which of the following is 609,328.258 rounded to the nearest tenths?

• 609,000.000

• 609,330.000

• 609,328.250

• 609,328.3

Which numbers has an 8 in the thousandths place?

• 487.208

• 903.756

• 203.768

• 8,673,204.953

Which number has a 2 in the hundredths place?

• 625.342

• 189.456

• 732.326

• 98.234

Round 1.456 to the nearest tenths.

• 1.0

• 1.04

• 1.4

• 1.46