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When a calculation consists of several steps rounding should be made after each step to avoid accumulation of non-significant figures?
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When the corners of rocks begin rounding process is called?
spheroidal weathering
What is the gradual rounding of the corners and edges of angular blocks of rock called?
Spheroidal weathering
What should you do to find the number of neutrons in an atom?
Subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass after rounding each.
How many times does 2 grams go into 453.59237grams?
On a calculator(453.59237 divided by 2), the answer is 226.796185! =) Rounding the answer, it becomes 227. Hope this helped!
Would it be cheaper to make a brass-clad zinc penny than make a copper-clad zinc penny like the us currently does?
Yes, but it would still cost more to mint and distribute the pennies thasn they are worth. It's time to get rid of the penny and require rounding up or down, though stores and creditors insist on rounding up.
Why do you do rounding?
For convenience of expression or calculation.
What is rounding numbers?
Altering them for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five:
When is it better to use a fraction a decimal or a percent?
The answer depends on the form with which you are more comfortable. The main disadvantage of using decimal fractions is that they may result in an accumulation of rounding errors.
Should rounding be done at the end of calculations?
Yes. You always round at the end of a calculation. If you begin rounding in the middle, your answer will be incorrect, because every number matters. You also want to take significant figures into account, unless you're given how many places to round to.
What is the definition for rounding?
(of a number) altering for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five
How can using the over 5 rule be misleading in math?
Rounding up when the last digit is over 5 can artifically inflate the resulting number, particularly if you round at every intermediate calculation. In general, students are advised to maintain all digits throughout the calculation and to only round the final result.
How can you check the answer to a decimal multiplication problem?
If x*y is calculated to be equal to z, then find the value of z/x. If this equals y then your original calculation is correct, if not (apart from rounding) you are wrong.
What is 19.76485 rounded?
20 rounding units. 20.0 rounding tenths 19.8 rounding hundredths 19.76 rounding thousandths 19.765 rounding tenthousandths 19.7649 rounding hundred thousandths
What does 84651 round to?
It depends on what you are rounding by. If you are rounding by ten-thousands=80000 If you are rounding by thousands=85000 If you are rounding by hundreds=84700 If you are rounding by tens=84650
What is a definition of rounding numbers?
It means that you find the closest whole number. For example, if you have the number 5.8, rounding it to a whole number gives you 6 - since no other whole number is closer to 5.8.More generally, it can mean rounding to some multiple of a certain number. For example, 549 rounded to the nearest 100 (i.e., to the nearest multiple of 100) gives you 500 - since no other multiple of 100 is closer to 549.
What is 6.324 rounded to two decimal places?
That depends on how you are rounding: Rounding up = 6.33 Rounding down = 6.32 Rounding nearest = 6.32
What would you round 415 to?
That would depend on what you were rounding it to. If rounding to the nearest whole number, then it does not need rounding. If rounding to the nearest ten, it would be 420. If rounding to the nearest hundred, it would be 400.
