What is 97 to the nearest 100?
What is 97 to the nearest 100?
Rounding of a number means replacing it with another number that is nearly equal to it but easy to represent or write. For example 97 is rounded to 100. If the rounding number is 4 or less it is round down.
What is 52437 to the nearest thousand?
In this case, since we have 52,437, the number of hundreds is 4, so we have to round down. 52,000.
How do you round off to the nearest 1000?
Rounding to the nearest 1000 Worksheets
- if it is less than 5 then round the number down by changing the hundreds, tens and ones digits to zero;
- if it is 5 or more then round the number up by adding one on to the thousands digit and changing the hundreds, tens and ones digits to zero.
Does 50 round up to 100?
Even if we have a number like 50.1, it is nearer to 100 than it is to 0. If there is any other number added to 50, it is nearer to 100 and so, it is easiest to say that 50 rounds up. The rule for rounding to the nearest hundred is to look at the tens digit. If it is 5 or more, then round up.
What does it mean to round to the nearest 1000?
Rounding to the Nearest Thousand Summary Rounding to the nearest thousand means to write down the multiple of 1000 that is nearest to our number. The thousands digit will either remain the same or it will increase by one.
Does 3 decimal places include 0?
If a zero is leading a number, before or after the decimal, it is not significant. E.g. 0.00849 – 3 significant figures. If a zero is trailing a non-zero digit, but it is not behind a decimal, it is not significant. E.g. 4500 – 2 significant figures.
Do decimal places include 0?
If a zero is found between significant digits, it is significant. Zeros can be used as (insignificant) place holders to the left of significant digits if the number is a decimal. For example, a mass of 42 g has two significant digits.
What does it mean to round to four decimal places?
If the fith decimal place is a 0,1,2,3 or 4, the 4th digit stays the same (called rounding down). If the 5th digit is a 5,6,7,8 or 9, the 4th digit is rounded up by 1. For example, if the number was 0.91748, the result when rounded to 4 decimal places would be 0.9175 (note there are 4 digits after the decimal point.
What does zero decimal places mean?
If there is no decimal point, it is understood to be after the last digit on the right and there is no place (zero place) accuracy. If a number has no place accuracy and there is a string of zeroes ending the number on the right, the significant digits are those digits to the left of the string of zeroes.
How many decimal places should I use?
A suitable rule specifies up to one decimal place and up to two significant digits. When comparing group means or percentages in tables, rounding should not blur the differences between them.
How many decimal places do banks use?
5 decimal places
HOW HIGH CAN 4 decimal digits count?
9999
What is 2/3 as a decimal rounded to 3 significant figures?
Answer: 0.667. We stop at the fourth place of decimals.