What is 4.99 when rounded off?

Answer 1

Well, darling, when you round 4.99 to the nearest whole number, it becomes 5. But if you want to get technical, 4.99 rounded to the nearest tenth is still 5. So, take your pick and go forth with your newly rounded number.

Answer 2

Rounding off means rounding to the nearest integer, thereby eliminating any numbers to the right of the decimal point. If the numbers on the right side of the decimal point are greater than, or equal to 0.5 (e.g. 2.7), then you delete all the numbers to the right of the decimal point and increase the remaining number by one. If they are not greater than, or equal to 0.5 (e.g. 5.1), then you delete all the numbers to the right of the decimal point and leave the remaining number as it is.

In the case of 4.99 the numbers to the right of the decimal point are greater than 0.5 so we delete the numbers to the right of the decimal (4.99) then increase the remaining number by one (4+1=5). The answer is 5.