LESSON 27.1
Name
Round Decimals
Round 2.53 to the nearest whole number.
Step 1 Underline the digit in the ones place.
.53
2
Step 2 Look at the digit to the right. If the digit is 5 or greater,
the digit in the rounding place is increased by 1.
2
.53
So, round 2 to 3.
Step 3 Rewrite with zeros in all places to the right.
3.00
Use similar steps to round 1.265 to the nearest tenth.
1. 65
2
Round 2 to 3.
1.3
Complete the chart.
Round to the nearest tenth.
Round to the nearest whole number.
3.25
3.3
3
1.
14.859
14.9
15
2.
21.51
21.5
22
3.
65.28
65.3
65
4.
75.314
75.3
75
5.
80.09
80.1
80
6.
114.72
114.7
115
7.
151.38
151.4
151
8.
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