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Some people will argue that 5 should always be rounded up. That is wrong since it introduces an upward bias.
If you follow these rules:
0 no rounding required.
1,2,3,4 round down
5,6,7,8,9 round up
A random set of numbers will end equally in any one of the digits. You are round up 5 times out of ten and rounding donw only 4 out of ten. This introduces a bias. The solution is to round 5s up or down to an even digit. Then 1 out of ten does not require rounding, 4 out of ten are always rounded down, 4 out of ten always rounded up, and one is rounded up or down with equal probability. Result? Expected bias = 0.
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What is 3 percent of 120000 pounds?
3% of 120000 = 3% * 120000 = 0.03 * 120000 = 3600
What is the biggest number that can be rounded off to 14 000?
The biggest number that can be rounded off to 14,000 is 13,500. When rounding to the nearest thousand, any number greater than or equal to 13,500 would round up to 14,000. Numbers below 13,500 would round down to 13,000.
What is the numeric value 120000?
120000
What are the smallest and biggest whole numbers that round to 170000 to nearest 10000?
When rounding to the nearest whatever, half the number round up and half round down. → the numbers that round to 170000 to the nearest 10000 are 170000 ± (10000 ÷ 2) = 170000 ± 5000 However, if a number is exactly half way, the convention is to round them up, so the numbers in the range: 170000 - 5000 ≤ number < 170000 + 5000 → 165000 ≤ number < 175000 will round to 170000 to the nearest 10000 → smallest number is 165000 → biggest [whole] number is 175000 - 1 = 174999
What is one percent of 120000?
1% of 120,000= 1% * 120000= 0.01 * 120000= 1,200
