Question #31cbf

1 Answer
Jan 5, 2015

When rounding, you only look at the decimal right behind the one you'll be rounding to.

If this is 5 or more, you round up , otherwise you just cut off (or round down, which is the same).

#(3pi)/4=2.35610...# 3d decimal is #6# so you round up : #2.36#

#(7pi)/4=5.4977...# 3d decimal is #7# so again up : #5.50#

Common mistake: Rounding in steps.
Task : Round #5.489# to a whole number
3rd decimal is 9 so the 8 before is is rounded up to 9
2th decimal is now 9, so 3th decimal is rounded up to 5
1st decimal is now 5, the answer is #6#
WRONG!
If you want a whole number, as in this case, you only look at the first decimal, which is 4, so the right answer is #5#
(Even 5.4999999 would be rounded to 5)