Rounding Decimal Numbers Sometimes close enough is good enough!
Molly has $16 in her pocket She buys: 3 hotdogs @ $1.89 each 3 milkshakes @ $2.19 each 3 Large French fries @ $ $1.79 each Does she have enough money?
Gas costs $1.79 per gallon I’m running on empty and I have a 20 gallon tank on my truck…… About  how much will it cost to fill up?
You have one hour to take a 50 question test. About how much time can you spend on each question? Close enough is good enough!
The rounding poem Find your number Look right next door 4 or less, just ignore 5 or more add one more!
Rounding Whole Numbers Round  474 to the closest hundred. 474 Find your number Look right next door Four or less, just ignore Five or more, add one more
474 Rounded to the hundreds becomes 500 Round 474 to the closest 10’s 474 Just ignore - 470
Try These 4,215 394 27 127,591 638
What about decimal numbers The same rules (and poem) apply! Round 4.167 to the closest hundredths 4.167 Find your number Look right next door 4.17
Remember If you are asked to round to the nearest tenth…….your answer  stops  at the tenth place! Example: Round 42.73 to the closest tenth would be 42.7
Special Case! Rounding a 9 Round 2.197 to the closes hundredths Since there is a “9” in the hundredths place consider the tenth and hundredths together – 19 – do you leave it at 19 or move it to 20?
Round 4.95 to the closest tenth Since there is a “9” in the tenth spot consider the ones and tenths together…… should you leave it at 49 or move it to 50? 4.95 rounded to the nearest tenth is 5.0
Try these Round to tenths: 4.56 4.6 5.32 5.3 0.98 1.0 Round to hundredths 18.784 18.78 9.456 9.46 9.997 10.00
Homework Page 600 Lesson 3-3 at the top of the page 1-20

Rounding decimal numbers

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    Rounding Decimal NumbersSometimes close enough is good enough!
  • 2.
    Molly has $16in her pocket She buys: 3 hotdogs @ $1.89 each 3 milkshakes @ $2.19 each 3 Large French fries @ $ $1.79 each Does she have enough money?
  • 3.
    Gas costs $1.79per gallon I’m running on empty and I have a 20 gallon tank on my truck…… About how much will it cost to fill up?
  • 4.
    You have onehour to take a 50 question test. About how much time can you spend on each question? Close enough is good enough!
  • 5.
    The rounding poemFind your number Look right next door 4 or less, just ignore 5 or more add one more!
  • 6.
    Rounding Whole NumbersRound 474 to the closest hundred. 474 Find your number Look right next door Four or less, just ignore Five or more, add one more
  • 7.
    474 Rounded tothe hundreds becomes 500 Round 474 to the closest 10’s 474 Just ignore - 470
  • 8.
    Try These 4,215394 27 127,591 638
  • 9.
    What about decimalnumbers The same rules (and poem) apply! Round 4.167 to the closest hundredths 4.167 Find your number Look right next door 4.17
  • 10.
    Remember If youare asked to round to the nearest tenth…….your answer stops at the tenth place! Example: Round 42.73 to the closest tenth would be 42.7
  • 11.
    Special Case! Roundinga 9 Round 2.197 to the closes hundredths Since there is a “9” in the hundredths place consider the tenth and hundredths together – 19 – do you leave it at 19 or move it to 20?
  • 12.
    Round 4.95 tothe closest tenth Since there is a “9” in the tenth spot consider the ones and tenths together…… should you leave it at 49 or move it to 50? 4.95 rounded to the nearest tenth is 5.0
  • 13.
    Try these Roundto tenths: 4.56 4.6 5.32 5.3 0.98 1.0 Round to hundredths 18.784 18.78 9.456 9.46 9.997 10.00
  • 14.
    Homework Page 600Lesson 3-3 at the top of the page 1-20