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When you are rounding a number up to the nearest 10th does 5 go up or down?
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Many schools teach you to round 5 up. However, 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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∙ 8y agoUsually, 5 rounds up.
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When rounding 879 which number helps decide whether to round up or down?
It depends on what you are rounding to. If rounding to the nearest ten, the 9 at the end decides which way to round it, and being a 9, it rounds up. If rounding to the nearest hundred, it was is the 7. If rounding up to the nearest thousand, it is the 8.
How does 29.35 round to 30 if 3 is after the decimal?
If you are rounding to the nearest whole number, 29.35 would round down to 29. If you are rounding to the nearest 5 or the nearest 10, it would round up to 30.
How do you round down 24.3?
The answer depends on the extent of rounding. To the nearest ten it is 20; to the nearest hundred it is 0.
What is the largest number that will round up or down to 500?
The answer depends on the degree of rounding. To the nearest whole number it is 500.499, To the nearest 10 it is 504.99... To the nearest 100 it is 549.99... Overall, the largest number is 749.99...
What is 580 Rounded to?
This all depends what you are rounding up or down by. The nearest whole number would be 580. The nearest tens place would also be 580. If you were rounding it to the nearest hundred it would be 600 and the nearest thousand would be 1,000.
What is 6.153 rounded?
It depends on what place to which you are rounding. Generally, a decimal number is rounded to the nearest integer, where any number in the 10ths place greater than 4 makes you round up, and if it's 4 or less, you round down. In the case of 6.153, rounding to the nearest integer would be 6. But if you are rounding to the nearest 10th, then the answer would be 6.2, since the value in the 100ths place is a 5.
What is the biggest number that can be round off to 20 000?
The largest number(s) that can be rounded down to 20 000 are20 004 if rounding to the nearest ten20 049 if rounding to the nearest hundred20 499 if rounding to the nearest thousand24 999 if rounding to the nearest ten thousand
Is 39.948 closer to 39 or 40?
Depends if you are rounding up or rounding down to nearest whole number.
What is 1.743 rounded to?
This all depends on what you are rounding up or down by. If you are rounding to the nearest whole number it would be 2. If you are rounding to the nearest tens or thousands place it would be 0.
When rounding 879 which number helps decide whether to round up or down?
It depends on what you are rounding to. If rounding to the nearest ten, the 9 at the end decides which way to round it, and being a 9, it rounds up. If rounding to the nearest hundred, it was is the 7. If rounding up to the nearest thousand, it is the 8.
What is 12.5 to the nearest whole number?
13 if rounding up. 12 if rounding down.
What is 7.68 rounded to the nearest total number?
When rounding 7.68 to the nearest whole number, the decimal part (0.68) is less than 0.5. Therefore, rounding down will result in 7. So, 7.68 rounded to the nearest whole number is 7.
How does 29.35 round to 30 if 3 is after the decimal?
If you are rounding to the nearest whole number, 29.35 would round down to 29. If you are rounding to the nearest 5 or the nearest 10, it would round up to 30.
How do you round down 24.3?
The answer depends on the extent of rounding. To the nearest ten it is 20; to the nearest hundred it is 0.
When you are rounding to the nearest 10 the 5 do you round that up or down?
When rounding a number, if the number you are assessing is 5,6,7,8 or 9 you round up. If it is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 you round down. For example, 65 rounded to the nearest 10 is 70.
What is the smallest whole number that will round up or down to 300 when we are rounding to the nearest hundred?
250
What is the greatest number that can be rounded off to 70000?
If you are rounding to the nearest 70000, you can round down from 10499.
