Rounding Decimals | How to Round a Decimal?

Rounding decimals are frequently
used in our daily life mainly for calculating the cost of the items. In
mathematics rounding off decimal is a technique used to estimate or to find the
approximate values and to limit the amount of decimal place.

We round off the numbers or approximate the value of decimal to a specified decimal place to make it easy to understand, instead of having a long string of decimal places.

In, rounding decimals we will
learn how to round a decimal in different conditions.

● Rounding off to the nearest
whole number means, rounding off a decimal to the nearest whole number.

● Rounding off to the nearest
tenths means, rounding off a decimal number correct to 1 decimal place.

● Rounding off to the nearest
hundredths means, rounding off a decimal number correct to 2 decimal places.

● Rounding off to the nearest
thousandths means, rounding off a decimal number correct to 3 decimal places.

ROUNDING OFF A DECIMAL NUMBER

We round off a decimal in the same way as we round off a whole number. We can round off a decimal to the nearest one, tenth, hundredth, etc. But, while rounding off a decimal, we do not consider the zeros on the extreme right of the decimal point. Let us consider some examples.

I. Round off the following decimals to the nearest one.

(i) 2.9

(ii) 15.2

Solution:

(i) To round off 2.9 to the nearest one, we consider the digit at tenths place.

So, 2.9 can be rounded off to its nearest one as 3.

(ii) To round off 15.2 to the nearest one, we consider the digit at tenths place

So, 15.2 can be rounded off to its nearest one as 15.

II. Round off the following decimals to the nearest tenth.

(i) 7.58

(ii) 18.624

Solution:

(i) The digit at hundredths place in 7.58 is 8.

              8 > 5

So, 7.58 can be rounded off to its nearest tenth as 7.60 or 7.6

(ii) The digit at hundredths place of 18.624 is 2.

              2

So, 18,624 can be rounded off to its nearest tenth as 18.6.

III. Round off each of the following to the nearest hundredth.

(i) 7.346

(ii) 28.723

Solution:

(i) The digit at thousandths place in 7.346 is 6.

              6 > 5

So, 6.346 can be rounded off to its nearest hundredth as 6.35.

(ii) The digit at thousandths place of 28.723 is 3.

              3

So, 28.723 can be rounded off to its nearest hundredth as 28.72.

ROUNDING OFF RECURRING DECIMALS

Some decimals have endless digits as

                  0.7777……….,

                  0.050505……….,

                  0.924386924336………. etc.

Such decimals are called recurring decimals.

Let us consider some examples

I. Round off 0.1666………. to the nearest tenth

Solution:

The digit at the hundredths place is 6. 65 So, we can round off 0.1666. as 0.2 to its nearest tenth

II. Round off 0.7777 to the nearest hundredth

Solution:

The digit at the thousandths place is 7

                    7 > 5

So, 0.7777………. can be rounded off as 0.78 to its nearest hundredth.

Note:

(a) When the rounded number is less than the number itself, it means the number is rounded down.

(b) When the rounded number is greater than the number itself, it means the number is rounded up.

● Related Concept

● Decimals

● Decimal Numbers

● Decimal Fractions

● Like and Unlike
Decimals

● Comparing Decimals

● Decimal Places

● Conversion of
Unlike Decimals to Like Decimals

● Decimal and
Fractional Expansion

● Terminating Decimal

● Non-Terminating
Decimal

● Converting Decimals
to Fractions

● Converting
Fractions to Decimals

● H.C.F. and L.C.M.
of Decimals

● Repeating or
Recurring Decimal

● Pure Recurring
Decimal

● Mixed Recurring
Decimal

● BODMAS Rule

● BODMAS/PEMDAS Rules
– Involving Decimals

● PEMDAS Rules –
Involving Integers

● PEMDAS Rules –
Involving Decimals

● PEMDAS Rule

● BODMAS Rules –
Involving Integers

● Conversion of Pure
Recurring Decimal into Vulgar Fraction

● Conversion of Mixed
Recurring Decimals into Vulgar Fractions

● Simplification of
Decimal

● Rounding Decimals

● Rounding Decimals
to the Nearest Whole Number

● Rounding Decimals
to the Nearest Tenths

● Rounding Decimals
to the Nearest Hundredths

● Round a Decimal

● Adding Decimals

● Subtracting
Decimals

● Simplify Decimals
Involving Addition and Subtraction Decimals

● Multiplying Decimal
by a Decimal Number

● Multiplying Decimal
by a Whole Number

● Dividing Decimal by
a Whole Number

● Dividing Decimal by
a Decimal Number

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