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.
2 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. Since it is less than 5, simply omit all digits beginning from the third Decimal place (that is, omit 4 and 2).
