Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Decimals
Rounding Off Decimals
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Decimals. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. What is 8.974 rounded to one decimal place?
- A. 9.0
- B. 8.9
- C. 8.97
- D. 9.07
2. A sack of maize at Eldoret market weighs 45.27 kg. Round this mass to one decimal place.
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3. Round 3.296 to two decimal places.
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4. A pupil rounded 7.349 to one decimal place by saying 9 rounds 4 up to 5, and then 5 rounds 3 up to 4, so the answer is 7.4. What is the correct answer and why?
- A. 7.3, because only the hundredths digit 4 decides, and 4 is less than 5
- B. 7.4, because 9 is greater than 5
- C. 7.35, because we round 9 up to 10
- D. 7.5, because rounding is done twice
5. What do we call the second digit after the decimal point, which represents one part out of one hundred equal parts?
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