Decimals
Rounding decimals to the nearest tenth Start Thinking
Restaurant Bill
Here is a bill in a restaurant. Talk to a partner about how you could work out the rough cost of this bill.
Main: Main:
$19.99 $21.99
Dessert:
$6.99
Drink:
$8.99
Total:
Let’s Learn Together
1 The mass of my bananas is 3.138 kilograms.
This is 3 kg to the nearest kilogram.
The scale shows the number 3.138. Let’s round it to the nearest tenth of a kilogram.
3.1
3.15
3.2
3.138 is between 3.1 and 3.2. When rounded to the nearest tenth it is closest to 3.1. Let’s round it to the nearest hundredth.
3.13
3.135
3.14
3.138 is between 3.13 and 3.14. When rounded to the nearest hundredth it is closest to 3.14.
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