What is mean by rounding off?


Rounding off:


Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was. The result is less accurate, but easier to use. 

To round off decimals:

  • Find the place value you want (the "rounding digit") and look at the digit just to the right of it.
  • If that digit is less than 5, do not change the rounding digit but drop all digits to the right of it.
  • If that digit is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the rounding digit and drop all digits to the right of it.

To round off whole numbers:

  • Find the place value you want (the "rounding digit") and look to the digit just to the right of it.
  • If that digit is less than 5, do not change the "rounding digit" but change all digits to the right of the "rounding digit" to zero.
  • If that digit is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the rounding digit and change all digits to the right of the rounding digit to zero.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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