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Decimal Rounding Exercises

This document provides examples of estimating differences between decimal numbers by rounding to the highest place value. It demonstrates how to round decimal numbers, estimate differences, and solve word problems involving estimating differences between monetary amounts. Key steps include rounding decimals to the nearest tenths place, dropping digits after the rounded digit, subtracting like whole numbers, and putting the decimal point directly below the decimal points in the numbers being subtracted. Examples are provided to estimate differences between measurements like weights and lengths as well as monetary amounts in word problems.

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Decimal Rounding Exercises

This document provides examples of estimating differences between decimal numbers by rounding to the highest place value. It demonstrates how to round decimal numbers, estimate differences, and solve word problems involving estimating differences between monetary amounts. Key steps include rounding decimals to the nearest tenths place, dropping digits after the rounded digit, subtracting like whole numbers, and putting the decimal point directly below the decimal points in the numbers being subtracted. Examples are provided to estimate differences between measurements like weights and lengths as well as monetary amounts in word problems.

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Drill

Read the following numbers and


give the place value of the
underlined digit.
1. 3.456 3. 2.3647
2. 3. 98.1562 4. 78.7659
Round the following decimal
numbers to the highest place value.
a) 9.21
b) 65.456
c) 47.4553
d) 5.0765
Miss Nim’s farm produced
126.51 kg of mangoes in 2014
and 106.13 in 2015. About
how many more kilos of
mangoes were produced in
2014?
Analysis of the problem.
1. What is asked in the problem?
2. About how many mangoes were produced in
2014?
3. About how many mangoes were produced in
2015?
4. What phrase in the problem indicates an
estimated difference is being asked for?
5. How do we estimate difference?
How do we find the estimated difference of
decimals?
Rounding off technique is used to estimate the difference of decimals.
 Add I to the digit in the rounding place if the digit to its right is 5 or greater.
 Retain the digit in the rounding place if the digit to its right is less than 5.
 Drop the digits after the rounded digit.
 Subtract like whole numbers.
 Put the decimal point directly below the decimal point in the minuend and
the subtrahend.
Estimate the answer to each problem.
1. Jill cut 0.65 m from a piece of wire 0.92
m long. Estimate how long was left of
the piece of wire.
2. The estimated difference between 0.8
and 0.36 is _________.
3. Mother has 8.5 kg of flour. She used 2.3
kg in cooking kutsinta. About how many
kg of flour were left?
Arrange the numbers in column. Find
the estimated difference. Round the
decimals to the nearest tenths.
1. 76.55 - 38.91 = N
2. Php185.10 - Php127.35 = N
3. 45.941 – 26.149 = N
4. 859.27 – 392.30 = N
Solve the problems. Round off to
the nearest whole number then
give the estimated difference.
 Tony weights 58.36 kg and Rey
weights 43.85 kg. About how
much more does Tony weigh?
Remediation
Estimate the difference.
1. 12.54 - 9.65 =
2. 117.711 - =
3. 873.22 + 128.55 + 456.
Analyze and solve.
 Father gave mother three thousand pesos for
the different bills due for payment. Electric bill
– Php.1792.58; water bill – Php.874.44; and
telephone bill – Php.422.83. About how much
will be left of the amount given by father?
 Mrs. Corpuz bought a blouse for Php.432.85, a
dress for Php.825.85, a pair of pants for
Php.478.25. About how much is left of her
Php.2000?

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