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Let's learn how to round decimals using the following examples: Round 513.287 to the nearest tenths place. When rounding decimals, put your pencil point under the place value that you are rounding to DO NOT MOVE IT
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Look to the right. Is the digit 5 or more? Yes OR No What happens to the 2? Increases by 1 OR remains the same What happens to everything to the left of the tenths place? Those digits always remain the same. 513.287 Put your pencil point under the digit in the tenths place. Final Answer: 513.3
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What happened to the digits to the right of the tenths place? Remember, we are rounding. The place values to the right of the tenths place have zero value, so now the digits 8 and 7 become zeroes. 513.300 = 513.3 Try the next example...
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Round 3.14159265 to the nearest hundredths place. First, choose the digit that represents the hundredths place. 11 Answer?
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First, put your pencil point under the 4 and look at the digit to the right. Ask yourself: "Is this digit 5 or more?" Since it's a 1, the 4 remains a 4, and everything after it becomes a zero. 3.14000000 = 3.14
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Choose which letter is under the hundredths place. 3.14159265
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When rounding to a specific place, your answer MUST have a digit in that place. Example: Round 14.95 to the nearest tenth Answer: 15.0 There must be a digit in the tenths place, since we were to round to the tenths place. Try this: Round 345.6982 to the nearest hundredths place Answer: 345.70
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12 Round 9876.543219 to the nearest hundredths