Rounding Decimals Explained

Mrs. Weiderholt's tutorial covers rounding decimals by first understanding place value. She explains how to round numbers to the nearest tenth, hundredth, and thousandth by examining the digit to the right of the desired place. The tutorial provides examples and emphasizes the rule of rounding up if the digit is five or greater. The video concludes with a brief summary of the rounding skills discussed.

What is the place value of the digit '1' in the number 21.3825?

• Hundredths place

• Tenths place

• Tens place

• Ones place

When rounding a number, which digit do you look at to decide whether to round up or down?

• The digit immediately to the right

• The digit immediately to the left

• The last digit of the number

• The digit in the place you're rounding to

What is the place value of '8' in the number 21.3825?

• Ten thousandths place

• Thousandths place

• Hundredths place

• Tenths place

If you're rounding the number 21.3825 to the nearest tenth, what will it be?

• 21

• 21.4

• 21.38

• 21.3

If a digit to the right of the rounding place is 5 or greater, what action is taken?

• Multiply by 10

• No rounding necessary

• Round up

• Round down

What is the correct rounding of 21.3825 to the nearest tenth?

• 21.3

• 21.4

• 21.38

• 21

What does it mean if a number rounds down when rounding to the nearest hundredth?

• The digit to the right is 5 or greater

• The number is negative

• The digit to the right is less than 5

• The number stays the same

What is the result when rounding 21.3825 to the nearest hundredth?

• 21.4

• 21.382

• 21.3

• 21.38

To round to the nearest thousandth, you look at which decimal place?

• Thousandths

• Ten thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

After rounding 21.3825 to the nearest thousandth, what is the result?

• 21.383

• 21.3

• 21.4

• 21.38