Solved Examples and Worksheet for Rounding Decimals to the Nearest Value

Q1Round 8.31 to the nearest tenth.
A. 8.3
B. 8.4
C. 8.2
D. 8

Step: 1
3 is in the tenths place. So, 8.31 rounds to 8.3 or 8.4.
Step: 2
1 is the digit to the right of 3.
Step: 3
Since, 1 is less than 5, 8.31 is closer to 8.3 than 8.4.
Step: 4
The decimal to the nearest tenth is 8.3.
Correct Answer is :   8.3
Q2Round the decimal 5228.39 to the nearest tenth.
A. 5228
B. 5228.2
C. 5228.4
D. 5228.3

Step: 1
3 is in the tenths place. So, 5228.39 rounds to 5228.3 or 5228.4.
Step: 2
9 is the digit to the right of 3.
Step: 3
Since 9 is greater than 5, 5228.39 is closer to 5228.4 than 5228.3.
Step: 4
The decimal rounded to the nearest tenth is 5228.4.
Correct Answer is :   5228.4
Q3Round the decimal 232.74 to the nearest tenth.

A. 232.4
B. 232.7
C. 232.8
D. 232.6

Step: 1
The digit in the tenths place is 7.
Step: 2
The digit right to the 7 is 4.
Step: 3
Since 4 is less than 5, 232.74 is closer to 232.7 than to 232.8.
Step: 4
So, the number 232.74 rounded to the nearest tenth is 232.7.
Correct Answer is :   232.7
Q4Round 7840.82 to the nearest tenth.
A. 7840.8
B. 7840.93
C. 7841.82
D. 7840.9

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 8.
Step: 2
The digit right to 8 is 2.
Step: 3
Since 2 is less than 5, 7840.82 is close to 7840.8 than to 7840.9 .
Step: 4
So, 7840.82 when rounded to tenth place is equal to 7840. 8.
Correct Answer is :   7840.8
Q5Round 17.23 to the nearest tenth.
A. 17.4
B. 17.1
C. 17.3
D. 17.2

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 2.
Step: 2
The digit right to 2 is 3.
Step: 3
Since 3 is less than 5, 17.23 is close to 17.2 than to 17.3.
Step: 4
So, 17.23 rounded to the nearest tenth is 17.2.
Correct Answer is :   17.2
Q6Round 12.53 to the nearest tenth.

A. 12.6
B. 12.4
C. 12.5
D. 12.7

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 5.
Step: 2
The digit to the right of 5 is 3.
Step: 3
Since 3 is less than 5, 12.53 is close to 12.5 than to 12.6.
Step: 4
So, 12.53 rounded to the nearest tenth is 12.5.
Correct Answer is :   12.5
Q7Round 27.22 to the nearest tenth.

A. 27.4
B. 27.3
C. 27.1
D. 27.2

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 2.
Step: 2
The digit to the right of 2 is 2.
Step: 3
Since 2 is less than 5, 27.22 is close to 27.2 than to 27.3.
Step: 4
So, 27.22 rounded to the nearest tenth is 27.2.
Correct Answer is :   27.2
Q8Round 82.35 to the nearest tenth.
A. 81.3
B. 82.4
C. 83.3
D. 82

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 3.
Step: 2
The digit to the right of 3 is 5.
Step: 3
Since it is 5, add 1 to the digit left of 5. So, 3 became 4.
Step: 4
So, 82.35 is rounded to the nearest tenth is 82.4.
Correct Answer is :   82.4
Q9Round 2.32 to the nearest tenth.
A. 2.2
B. 2
C. 2.3
D. 2.4

Step: 1
3 is in the tenths place. So, 2.32 rounds to 2.3 or 2.4.
Step: 2
2 is the digit to the right of 3.
Step: 3
Since 2 is less than 5, 2.32 is closer to 2.3 than 2.4.
Step: 4
The decimal to the nearest tenth is 2.3.
Correct Answer is :   2.3
Q10Round 4927.28 to the nearest tenth.
A. 4927
B. 4927.1
C. 4927.3
D. 4927.2

Step: 1
2 is in the tenths place. So, 4927.28 rounds to 4927.2 or 4927.3.
Step: 2
8 is the digit to the right of 2.
Step: 3
Since 8 is greater than 5, 4927.28 is closer to 4927.3 than 4927.2.
Step: 4
The decimal rounded to the nearest tenth is 4927.3.
Correct Answer is :   4927.3
Q11Round 7657.81 to the nearest tenth.
A. 7657.9
B. 7658.81
C. 7657.92
D. 7657.8

Step: 1
The digit in the tenth place is 8.
Step: 2
The digit right to 8 is 1.
Step: 3
Since 1 is less than 5, 7657.81 is close to 7657.8 than to 7657.9 .
Step: 4
So, 7657.81 when rounded to tenth place is equal to 7657.8.
Correct Answer is :   7657.8
Q12Round 312.348 to the nearest hundredth.
A. 31.235
B. 3123.5
C. 312.35
D. 312.34

Step: 1
In the decimal number, the digit in the hundredths place is 4 and the digit in the thousandths place is 8.
Step: 2
Since 8 is greater than 5, the decimal 312.348 is closer to 312.35 than to 312.34.
Step: 3
The decimal rounded to its nearest hundredth is 312.35.
Correct Answer is :   312.35