Transcription of STRAND: Number Decimal numbers Rounding …
1 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2001 STRAND: NumberTOPIC: Decimal numbersRounding Decimal numbers to 2 Decimal placesTo round a Decimal Number correct to 2 Decimal places, follow these steps:1. Consider the digit in the third Decimal place (that is, the thousandth s place).2. If it is less than 5, simply omit this digit and all digits that follow. (That is, omit all digits beginning from the third decimalplace.) 3. If it is 5 or greater than 5, add 1 to the preceding digit (that is, the one in the hundredth s place) and omit all digits beginningfrom the third Decimal that the sign is read as is approximately equal to .Try theseRound each of the following numbers correct to 2 Decimal 666 6 Round each of the following numbers correct to 2 Decimal digit in the third Decimal place is 9, which is greater than 5. So add 1 to the preceding digit (that is, to 3) and omit digit in the third Decimal place is 4.
2 Since it is less than 5, simply omit all digits beginning from the third Decimal place (that is, omit 4 and 2).
