Rounding to decimal places

The Maths Habit

Which way will each ball roll?

Down the side it is on. On the very top it could go either way, so in maths we say it rolls on.

Decimal place
The position of a digit after the decimal point.

Complete the sentence

4.96 is between 4.9 and … 5.0, not 5

What is halfway?

Between 6.8 and 6.9 6.85

Which is 9.13 closer to?

9.1 or 9.2 9.1

Round 3.64 to 1 decimal place.

3.63.653.7
Answer3.6

Round 8.27 to 1 decimal place.

8.28.258.3
Answer8.3

Round 3.64 to 1 decimal place.

3.63.653.7
Answer3.6

Round 5.381 to 2 decimal places.

5.385.3855.39
Answer5.38

Round 3.64 to 1 decimal place.

3.63.653.7
Answer3.6

Round 2.719 to 2 decimal places.

2.712.7152.72
Answer2.72

Round 3.64 to 1 decimal place.

3.63.653.7
Answer3.6

Round 4.97 to 1 decimal place.

4.94.955.0
Answer5.0

Round 3.64 to 1 decimal place.

3.63.653.7
Answer3.6

Round 8.15 to 1 decimal place.

8.18.158.2
Answer8.2

Rounding to decimal places worksheet, page 1

Answer sheet

  1. A number rounds to 3.7 to 1 decimal place. What is the smallest it could be?

    3.65
  2. Ali says 2.449 rounds to 2.5 to 1 decimal place. What has he done wrong?

    He rounded twice. It is 2.4

  1. Round 7.46 to 1 decimal place.

    7.5
  2. Round 12.348 to 2 decimal places.

    12.35
  3. Noah rounds 5.97 to 1 decimal place and writes 6. What should he have written?

    6.0
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