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Rounding Rules

Please choose the non-Java version. Read each discription and example and recall the rounding rule (up or down) that applies. All examples are rounded to three sig figs. Check your answer by flipping the card.

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If the number following the last significant place value is less than five (ex. 20.32)Round down (drop all numbers following the last sig fig) (ex. 20.3)
If the number following the last significant place value is greater than five (ex. 20.36)Round up (ex. 20.4)
If the number following the last significant place value is five and there are other numbers following the five (ex. 20.35482)Round up (ex. 20.4)
If the number following the last significant place value is five and there are NO other numbers following the five, check the number before the five (ex #1 20.35)Round up if the number is odd. (ex#1 20.4)
If the number following the last significant place value is five and there are NO other numbers following the five, check the number before the five (ex #2 20.25)Round down if the number is even. (ex#2 20.2)

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