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To round 24.5 to the nearest whole number, we look at the digit to the right of the decimal point, which is 5. Since 5 is equal to or greater than 5, we round up the whole number. Therefore, 24.5 rounded to the nearest whole number is 25.

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8y ago

When rounding to a specific place, take a look at the digit immediately to the right of the target, in this case, the tenths place. If that digit is 4 or less, zero everything to the right of the target out. If that digit is 5 through 9, increase the target by one and zero everything to the right of it out. If the target is a 9, increasing it will turn it to zero and increase the digit to the left of the target by one.

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8y ago

It is 24.

Although many schools teach you to round 5 up, always rounding up from 5 is inappropriate because it introduces an upward bias. The IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers) standard 754 is to round 5 up or down so that the new last digit is even. See link for more: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Round_half_to_even

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