Further Maths Univariate Data: Rounding Worksheet

1. Round each of the following values to 2 decimal places.

a) 1.7449  _________ b) 0.98666  _________ c) 51.608  ___________

2. Round each of the following to the nearest hundred.

a) 671  _________ b) 35 730  _________ c) 879 967  ___________

3. Round each of the following to 4 significant figures.

a) 7.39546  _________ b) 0.091278  _________ c) 470 523  ___________

4. Round each of the following to 3 significant figures.

a) 6 004 797  ________ b) 1.00651  _________ c) 15.98  ___________

5. Calculate each of the following:

a) 125.35 x 17 (rounded to one decimal place) = ______________

b) 59 x 176 (correct to three significant figures) = ______________

c) 3872 ÷ 7 (correct to three decimal places) = ______________

d) 3 ÷ 119 (correct to two significant figures) = ______________

e) 8255 x 486 (correct to four significant figures) = ______________

55−61
f) (correct to two decimal places) = ______________
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Further Maths: Rounding Questions SOLUTIONS

1. Round each of the following values to 2 decimal places.

a) 1.7449  1.74 b) 0.98666  0.99 c) 51.608  51.61

2. Round each of the following to the nearest hundred.

a) 671  700 b) 35 730  35 700 c) 879 967  880 000

3. Round each of the following to 4 significant figures.

a) 7.39546  7.395 b) 0.091278  0.009128 c) 470 523  470 500

4. Round each of the following to 3 significant figures.

a) 6 004 797  6 000 000 b) 1.00651  1.01 c) 15.98  16.0

5. Calculate each of the following:

a) 125.35 x 17 (rounded to one decimal place) = 2130.95  2131.0

b) 59 x 176 (correct to three significant figures) = 10384  10 400

c) 3872 ÷ 7 (correct to three decimal places) = 553.142857…  553.143

d) 3 ÷ 119 (correct to two significant figures) = 0.02521008…  0.025

e) 8255 x 486 (correct to four significant figures) = 4 011 930  4 012 000

55−61
f) (correct to two decimal places) = –1.6216216…  –1.62
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