Transcript Rounding
Rounding
Intro 63.91 to Nearest Whole Number
Nearest Whole Number
Nearest Ten
Nearest Hundred
To 1 Decimal Place
Rounding By Interactive Example
Rounding Seven Questions
Rounding
When you use a tape measure to work out the length of a table often
you give the answer to the nearest cm. This is known as ROUNDING
You are often asked to ROUND an answer that you get on a
calculator. What is 63.91 to the nearest Whole Number
63.0
63.1
63.2
63.3
63.4
63.5
63.6
63.7
63.8
63.9
0
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5
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7
8
9
63.98
63.99
The “scale” shows numbers between 63 and 64.
64.0
Where is 63.91
63.90
63.91
63.92
63.93
63.94
63.95
63.96
63.97
Can you see that 63.91 is closer to 64.0
64.00
Rounding 63.91 to a Whole Number
What is 63.91 to the nearest Whole Number
63.0
63.1
63.2
63.3
63.4
63.5
63.6
63.7
63.8
63.9
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9
A
What two WHOLE numbers is 63.91 between
63 and 64
B
What is the figure after 63
9
64.0
9 is called the ROUND FIGURE
The scale can be split into TEN sections using the ROUND FIGURE
If Round Figure is 01234 ROUND to 63
If Round Figure is 56789 ROUND to 64
Answer 64
Round 15.5 to nearest Whole Number
15.5 to nearest
whole number is
16
1
5
.
5
Hide the decimal part to get LOW
15
Step 1 What is LOW
5
Step 2 Next Figure is
Round Figure
1
5
.
Whole
number
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
Sep 4 The Round figure is 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 so round to High
After 15 is
16
ROUND to 16
5
No!
Round 28.3 to Nearest whole number
28.3 to nearest
whole number is
28
2
8
.
3
Hide the decimal part to get LOW
28
Step 1 What is LOW
Step 2 Next Figure is
Round Figure
3
2
8
.
Whole
number
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
ROUND to 28
3
Yes!
Round 89 to nearest Ten
89 to nearest
Ten
90
8
9
10, 20, 30 ….. Must end in a 0 ….. Figure before Units Plus 0
80
Step 1 What is LOW
8
9
0
Step 2 Above 1st 0 is
Round Figure
9
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
Step 4 The Round figure is 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 so round to High
90
80 + 10 is
ROUND to 90
No!
Round 324 to nearest Ten
324 to
nearest Ten
320
3
2
4
10, 20, 30 ….. Must end in a 0 ….. Figure before Units Plus 0
320
Step 1 What is LOW
3
2
4
0
Step 2 1st Figure to be replaced
is Round Figure
4
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
ROUND to 320
Yes!
Round 1995 to nearest Hundred
1995 to nearest
Hundred
200
1
9
9
5
100, 200, 300 ….. Must end in a 00 ….. Figure before Tens Plus 00
Step 1 What is LOW
Step 2 Above 1st 0 is
Round Figure
1900
9
1
9
9
5
0
0
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
Step 4 The Round figure is 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 so round to High
2000
1900 + 100 is
ROUND to 2000
No!
Round 9.95 to 1 Decimal Place
9.95 to 1dp is
10.0
9
.
9
5
Cover number then move to the right until there is one figure after the point
9.9
Step 1 What is LOW
9
.
9
5
1dp
5
Step 2 Next Figure is
Round Figure
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
Step 4 The Round figure is 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 so round to High
After 9.9 is
10.0
ROUND to 10.0
No!
Round 8.832 to 1 Decimal Place
7.832 to 1dp is
7.8
7
.
8
2
3
Cover number then move to the right until there is one figure after the point
7.8
Step 1 What is LOW
7
.
8
1dp
Step 2 Next Figure is
Round Figure
3
Round Figure
Step 3 If the Round figure is 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 then round to LOW
ROUND to 7.8
3
2
Rounding … By Example
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Round
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To Nearest Hundred
Is between
and
Low
Nearest Hundred
Click Round Fig
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Start
High
0
700
ROUND
(a)
To Nearest
Hundred
990
(b) 762
(c)
194
(d) 927
(e)
885
(f)
981
(g)
436
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