- look at the first digit after the decimal point if rounding to one decimal place or the second digit for two decimal places.
- draw a vertical line to the right of the place value digit that is required.
- look at the next digit.
- if it’s 5 or more, increase the previous digit by one.
How do you round up to 2 decimal places?
Rounding off to the nearest hundredths is the same as rounding it to 2 decimal places. To round off a number to 2 decimal places, look at
the digit in the thousandths place
. If the digit in the thousandths place is greater or equal to 5, the hundredths digit is increased by one unit.
What does it mean to round to 2 decimal places?
If we want to round 4.732 to 2 decimal places, it will either round to
4.73
or 4.74. 4.732 rounded to 2 decimal places would be 4.73 (because it is the nearest number to 2 decimal places).
What is 2.738 to 2 decimal places?
To do that, you must look at the 8 , and see if it is larger then 5, or less than 5. Since it is larger than, you can round the 38 up to 40 . So now the number you have is 2.740 , but since the 0 does not need to be included, you have
2.74
, which is 2 decimal places.
How do you round to three decimal places?
- Round this number to 3 decimal places.
- Count along the first 3 numbers to the right of the decimal point.
- Count along the first 3 numbers to the right of the decimal point.
- Count along the first 3 numbers to the right of the decimal point.
- Look at the next number (the 4th number after the decimal place)
What are three decimal places?
The third decimal digit from the decimal point is
the thousandths digit
. For example, 0.008 is eight thousandths. Read the whole set of three decimal digits as a number, and say “thousandths.” 0.825 has 8 tenths, 2 hundredths, and 5 thousandths.
What is 1 over 3 as a decimal rounded to 2 decimal places?
I ideally believe in significant figures, so I would rather write it down as
0.3
. Most people will write it down as 0.33,0.333,0.3333 , etc. In practice use 13 as 0.333 or 0.33 , depending on the level of accuracy required.
How do you calculate decimal places?
- look at the first digit after the decimal point if rounding to one decimal place or the second digit for two decimal places.
- draw a vertical line to the right of the place value digit that is required.
- look at the next digit.
- if it’s 5 or more, increase the previous digit by one.
What are 2 decimal places?
“Two decimal places” is
the same as “the nearest hundredth”
. “Three decimal places” is the same as “the nearest thousandth.” So, for example, if you are asked to round 3.264 to two decimal places it means the same as if your are asked to round 3.264 to the nearest hundredth.
How do you round to 5 decimal places?
If the digit is a five or greater,
you round the target digit up by one
. Otherwise, you leave the target as it is. Then you replace any digits to the right with zeroes (if they are to the left of the decimal point) or else you delete the digits (if they are past the decimal point).
What is 3 9 as a decimal?
Fraction Decimal | 3/9 0.33333333 | 4/9 0.44444444 | 5/9 0.55555556 | 6/9 0.66666667 |
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What is meant by decimal places?
:
the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal
.
How many decimal places is 3 significant figures?
Precision Rounded to significant figures Rounded to decimal places | 5 12.345 12.34500 | 4 12.34 or 12.35 12.3450 | 3 12.3 12.345 | 2 12 12.34 or 12.35 |
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What is 3 2 as a decimal?
Answer: 3/2 as a decimal is expressed as
1.5
.