Rounding Decimals

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GR. 4-5

Skill:

Round decimals to a given place value; round fractions and mixed numbers to a whole number or a given fractional place value.

Rounding Decimals

Round decimals to a given place value. Drop a ball over a number line and observe the rounded value where it lands.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

When rounding to the nearest whole number, what is the largest decimal value that can round down to 1?

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Open-ended question 2

What is the smallest decimal value that would round up to 1?

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