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Rounding to a given number of decimal places

Complete this table:

to the nearest
whole number to 1 d.p. to 2 d.p. to 3 d.p.

63.4721
87.6564
149.9875

3.54029

0.59999
Exercise
For each question, use x to represent the unknown value and state your
answer with inequality signs.

1.A mans weight is 78kg, correct to the nearest Kg. What are the
maximum and minimum values of his weight?
2.Maries kitchen scales weigh to the nearest 10 grams. She weighs
some flour and the scales show 270g. What is the maximum and
minimum possible weights of the flour?
3. A babys weight is given as 3.8Kg to the nearest 100g, What are the
upper and lower bounds of its weight?
4.Gordon makes a tower of ten bricks. Each brick is a height of 9cm,
correct to the nearest cm. What are the maximum and minimum
possible heights of the tower?
5. A games pitch is a rectangle of 24m by 18m, each correct to the
nearest metre. Calculate the minimum and maximum area of the
pitch
Extension

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