By taking a number's 2nd decimal place and seeing if it is .45 or higher.
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A number with decimals (digits after the decimal point) is not equal to ANY whole number. You can round it to the nearest whole number, if you like - that's the closest you can get.
Whole numbers contain no fractional part as do decimals
No because whole numbers are integers that do not have decimals or fractions attached to them.
Anything between 16.5 and 17.49
Whole numbers are positive numbers and there are no fractions or decimals.
Yes, when they are decimals, it is not considered a whole number.
Decimals can't be whole numbers.
Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction. A whole number is a number with no decimals.
Numbers with decimals can't be whole numbers.
48.81 will round up to 49.
If a number is already a whole number, and you are being asked to round it to the nearest whole number, then you don't need to round it anymore, since itself is the nearest whole number.