Rounding helps us to quickly estimate answers before working them out. Always look at the digit to the right of the one you’re supposed to be rounding to. For example, to round the number 1,121,565 to ...

In this lesson, students connect significant figures to other ways of rounding. The first task involves filling in the missing numbers in the table below: Students may be confused about what ...

The first two significant figures are 5 and 2. As the next digit is 4 the 2 stays as it is. Therefore 5246 rounds to 5200 to 2 significant figures. (Notice that we must put in zeros to keep the number ...

Rounding numbers is a fundamental skill in mathematics and everyday life. It’s used to simplify calculations, make numbers easier to comprehend, and create more manageable figures. Here are six ways ...