Rounding to the Nearest Whole Number, 1, 2 or 3 decimal places

In this worksheet, students practise rounding numbers to the nearest whole number and 1, 2 and 3 decimal places.

1 dp

When we round to 1 decimal place, we look at the 2^nd decimal place.  If it is 5 or above, we round up.

23.4966 rounds to 23.5 to 1 dp.

2 dps

When we round to 2 decimal places, we look at the 3^nd decimal place.  If it is 5 or above, we round up.

23.4966 rounds to 23.50 to 2 dps.

3 dps

When we round to 3 decimal places, we look at the 4^th decimal place.  If it is 5 or above, we round up.

23.4963 rounds to 23.496 to 3 dps.