How do you round 3.2 to the nearest whole number?
1 Answer
The result is
Explanation:
To round up a number to a specified digit you look at the digit one place right of the specified digit. If it is
Examples.
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To round up
#4.32# to the nearest whole numberyou do: -
look at the digit at the tenths digit
#4.# #color(red)(3)2# . -
the digit is lower than
#5# so you leave the units digit (#4# ) unchanged and replace all digits to the right with zeros. -
The result is
#4.32~~4.00=4# -
To round up
#362# to the nearest hundred you do as follows: -
look at the tens digit
#3color(red)(6)2# -
the digit is higher than
#5# so you add#1# to the hundreds digit. -
The result is
#362~~400#
As the last example I will calculate the one given.
I have to round
The digit is
So the answer is