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ROUNDING DECIMALS TO THE

NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER

This unit will help you learn how to round decimals to the nearest
whole number.

RULE: If the number behind the decimal point is less

than 5, it is rounded down to the next whole
number.
EXAMPLE: 11.4 rounded to the nearest whole number is 11.

RULE: If the number behind the decimal point is 5 or

more, it is rounded up to the next whole number.
EXAMPLE: 21.7 rounded to the nearest whole number is 22.

ROUND EACH OF THE FOLLOWING USING THE RULES

ABOVE.

1. 4.9 is rounded to ___________________________

2. 8.3 is rounded to ___________________________

3. 2.1 is rounded to ___________________________

4. 9.9 is rounded to ___________________________

5. 3.8 is rounded to ___________________________

6. 7.6 is rounded to ___________________________

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PRACTICE 1

ROUND EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DECIMALS TO THE

NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.

1. 24.7 is rounded to _____________________________

2. 42.9 is rounded to _____________________________

3. 115.6 is rounded to _____________________________

4. 327.8 is rounded to _____________________________

5. 432.2is rounded to _____________________________

6. 866.5 is rounded to _____________________________

7. 999.7 is rounded to _____________________________

8. 110.1 is rounded to _____________________________

9. 33.4 is rounded to _____________________________

10. 166.5 is rounded to _____________________________

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PRACTICE 2

DRAW LINES TO MATCH THE CORRECT ANSWER.

724.8 673

333.7 521

112.3 902

673.1 884

521.9 334

883.8 725

901.6 522

521.3 112

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PRACTICE 3

Complete the chart.

NUMBER ROUNDS TO
A. 365.8
B. 988.6
C. 234.9
D. 88.3
E. 124.4
F. 555.5
G. 23.7
H. 421.2
I. 714.5
J. 427.8
K. 34.6
L. 115.1
M. 16.6
N. 222.4
O. 198.5
P. 211.7
Q. 10.4
R. 34.2
S. 928.9

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TAKE A QUIZ!

ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING. PLEASE WRITE

NEATLY.
1. What is 433.6 rounded to the nearest whole number?
____________

2. What is 976.2 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

3. What is 325.4 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

4. What is 67.5 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

5. What is 283.7 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

6. What is 133.3 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

7. What is 8.9 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

8. What is 741.6 rounded to the nearest whole number?

____________

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ANSWERS TO ROUNDING DECIMALS

TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER

PAGE 1: 1. 5 PAGE 5: 1. 434

2. 8 2. 976
3. 2 3. 325
4. 10 4. 68
5. 4 5. 284
6. 8 6. 133
7. 9
PAGE 2: 1. 25 8. 742
2. 43
3. 116
4. 328
5. 432
6. 867
7. 1000
8. 110
9. 33
10. 167

PAGE 3: 724.8 is matched to 725

333.7 is matched to 334
112.3 is matched to 112
673.1 is matched to 673
521.9 is matched to 522
883.8 is matched to 884
901.6 is matched to 902
521.3 is matched to 521

PAGE 4: A. 366 H. 421 O. 199

B. 989 I. 715 P. 212
C. 235 J. 428 Q. 10
D. 88 K. 35 R. 34
E. 124 L. 115 S. 929
F. 556 M. 17
G. 24 N. 222

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