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Rounding Assignment Class7

This document provides guidelines on rounding numbers to a specified number of decimal places and significant figures. It includes definitions, rounding rules, worked examples, and practice questions for rounding both decimal places and significant figures. Key concepts include identifying the digit to round and applying the appropriate rounding rule based on the digit following the target place.

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Rounding Assignment Class7

This document provides guidelines on rounding numbers to a specified number of decimal places and significant figures. It includes definitions, rounding rules, worked examples, and practice questions for rounding both decimal places and significant figures. Key concepts include identifying the digit to round and applying the appropriate rounding rule based on the digit following the target place.

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Rounding to Decimal Places and

Significant Figures
Learning Objectives:
• Understand how to round numbers to a given number of decimal places.

• Understand how to round numbers to a given number of significant figures (s.f.).

Key Definitions (English to English)


Term Meaning

Decimal Place The number of digits shown after the


decimal point.

Rounding to Decimal Places Adjusting a number to show a fixed


number of digits after the decimal point.

Significant Figure (s.f.) A digit that gives meaningful information


about the number’s size.

Rounding to 1 s.f. Keeping only the first significant digit and


adjusting the rest.

Rounding Rules:
1. Look at the digit immediately after the place you are rounding to.

2. If the digit is 5 or more, round up.

3. If the digit is less than 5, round down.

4. For significant figures, start counting from the first non-zero digit.

Worked Examples
Rounding to Decimal Places:

• Round 3.146 to 2 decimal places (2 d.p.): Look at the third digit after the decimal: 6 →
Round up → Answer: 3.15

• Round 7.8239 to 1 decimal place (1 d.p.): Look at the second digit after the decimal: 2
→ No change → Answer: 7.8
Rounding to 1 Significant Figure (s.f.):

• Round 38.6 to 1 s.f.: First significant digit is 3, next is 8 → Round up → Answer: 40

• Round 0.0468 to 1 s.f.: First significant digit is 4, next is 6 → Round up → Answer: 0.05

• Round 8052 to 1 s.f.: First significant digit is 8, next is 0 → No change → Answer: 8000

Practice Questions
A. Round the following to 1 or 2 decimal places

1. 6.789 → ___ (1 d.p.)

2. 45.236 → ___ (2 d.p.)

3. 3.999 → ___ (2 d.p.)

4. 12.04 → ___ (1 d.p.)

5. 9.8571 → ___ (2 d.p.)

B. Round the following to 1 significant figure

1. 67 → ___ (1 s.f.)

2. 0.0973 → ___ (1 s.f.)

3. 203 → ___ (1 s.f.)

4. 5.49 → ___ (1 s.f.)

5. 0.00891 → ___ (1 s.f.)

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