Decimals

Rounding
decimals

4H
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 1.
Rounding
(Approximation)
Whole Numbers

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Round 37 to the nearest t
en .
3 7
37 is between 30 and 40.

1s
10 s

37 is closer to 40.

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Round 33 to the nearest t
en .
3 3
33 is between 30 and 40.

1s
10 s

33 is closer to 30.

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 Critical
Digit
The digit
immediately to the
right
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 If critical
digit < 5
Round down

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If critical
digit > 5
Round Up

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If critical
digit = 5
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 Round 1,539 to the neare
st
hundred.

1 5 3 9
1000s 1s
100 s 10s

1,539 rounded Critical Digit

to the nearest hundred is 1,500.
Critical digit <5
1500 1539 1600
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Rounding
decimals

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 Rounding
Whole Numbers
Vs
Decimals

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Round to
× Whole Numbers × Decimals
× nearest tenth × To 1 decimal place
× nearest hundredth × To 2 decimal places
× nearest tosandth × To 2 decimal places

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 Rounding means- approximating a decimal number to fewer decimal places.

To round a decimal:
• Cut the number after the required decimal place.
• Find the critical digit (the digit immediately to the right )
• Determine whether you should round your answer up or down,

Round 15.6327 in to 2 decimal places

digit immediately to the right

2 is the critical digit

15.6327
If the critical digit is less than 5  round down .
5or more roundup
Cut

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 Round down
digit immediately to the right

the critical digit

15.6327 =15.63
Cut
2<5
Critical digit<5
Round down
Leave the number as it is up
to the required decimal places
If the critical digit is less than 5  round write the original number to the
down .
5or more roundup
place required,
leaving off all other digits

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 Round up
Increase last digit by1 digit immediately to the right=7

the critical digit Critical digit>5

15.6377
4 =15.64
7> 5
3+1=4 Cut Round Up

If the critical digit is less than 5  round down .

5or more roundup

If the critical digit is 5or more (i.e.5, 6, 7, 8 or9 ),

then you round up .
• write the original number to the place required,
but increase last digit by1. Leave off all other digits.

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Increase last digit by1 digit immediately to the right=5

the critical digit Critical digit=5

15.6357
4
=15.64
Critical digit = 5
3+1=4 Cut Round Up

If the critical digit is less than 5  round down .

5or more roundup

If the critical digit is 5or more (i.e.5, 6, 7, 8 or9 ),

then you round up . This means write the
original number to the place required,
but increase last digit by1. Leave off all other digits.

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Spear throw in metres: 5.70m round up to nearest
meter
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THAN
Do Exercise 4h

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Decimal and
fraction
conversions
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Converting
decimals to
fractions

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Converting
fractions to
decimals

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Easy fraction to decimal co
nversions
Equivalent fraction to base
of 10
1
= =
2 10
0.
X 5

1
= =
5 10 0.
X 2

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Easy fraction to decimal co
nversions
Equivalent fraction to base
of 10
1
= =
4 100
0.
X 25

1
= =
10 100 0.
X 2

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Fraction Decimal
1/2 0.5
1/4 0.25
1/5 0.2
1/10 0.1

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Fraction Decimal Fraction Decimal
1/2 0.5 3/2 3 x 0.5 3.5
1/4 0.25 3/4 3 X 0.25 0.75
1/5 0.2 2/5 2 x 0.2 0.4
1/10 0.1 7/10 7 X 0.1 0.7

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Converting
fractions to
decimals
Through division

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Long division

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recurring
decimals

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Recurring decimals
× Sometimes, the decimal has a pattern that
repeats forever. These are called recurring
decimals or repeating decimals

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THAN
Do Exercise 4I

KS!
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