Question 1 Easy
Round 200 to the nearest 100.
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Answer: 200
- 200 is already a multiple of 100.
- It stays 200.
- Method (1): 200 is already a multiple of 100.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 200
Rounding practice questions with answers
A second set of rounding questions for GCSE Maths. They are different from the ones on the topic page, so work through both. Try each question, then open the answer to check your working.
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Question 2 Easy
Round 19 to the nearest 10.
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Answer: 20
- The ones digit is 9.
- 19 rounds to 20.
- Method (1): The ones digit is 9.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 20
Question 3 Medium
Round 7.24 to 1 decimal place.
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Answer: 7.2
- The second decimal digit is 4.
- 7.24 rounds to 7.2.
- Method (1): The second decimal digit is 4.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 7.2
Question 4 Medium
Round 7.25 to 1 decimal place.
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Answer: 7.3
- The second decimal digit is 5, so round up.
- 7.25 rounds to 7.3.
- Method (1): The second decimal digit is 5, so round up.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 7.3
Question 5 Hard
Round 4 726 to 2 significant figures.
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Answer: 4700
- Keep the first two digits, 4 and 7.
- The next digit is 2, so the 7 stays: 4 700.
- Method (1): Keep the first two digits, 4 and 7.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 4700
Question 6 Hard
A price is £6.84. Round it to the nearest pound.
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Answer: 7
- The tenths digit is 8.
- £6.84 rounds to £7.
- Method (1): The tenths digit is 8.
- Accuracy (1): Answer 7
Exam-style question
A longer question with marks, in the style of a written paper. This is a Yumio practice question, not a past paper question.
Exam-style question 11 marks
Round 8.15 km to the nearest kilometre.
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Answer: 8
- The tenths digit is 1.
- 8.15 rounds down to 8.
- Mark (1): Answer 8 km
Quick checks
Short one-step questions. Pick an option before you open the answer.
Check 1
Round 33 to the nearest 10.
- 30
- 40
- 33
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30 The ones digit 3 rounds down.
Check 2
Round 37 to the nearest 10.
- 40
- 30
- 35
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40 The ones digit 7 rounds up.
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Round 25 to the nearest 10.
- 30
- 20
- 25
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30 A decider of 5 rounds up.
Check 4
Round 140 to the nearest 100.
- 100
- 200
- 150
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100 The tens digit 4 rounds down.
Check 5
Round 160 to the nearest 100.
- 200
- 100
- 160
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200 The tens digit 6 rounds up.
Check 6
Which digit decides the nearest 10?
- Ones
- Tens
- Hundreds
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Ones Look one column to the right of the tens.
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Which digit decides the nearest 100?
- Tens
- Ones
- Hundreds
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Tens The tens digit is the next one after the hundreds.
Check 8
Round 4.1 to the nearest whole number.
- 4
- 5
- 4.1
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4 The tenths digit 1 rounds down.
Check 9
Round 4.8 to the nearest whole number.
- 5
- 4
- 4.5
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5 The tenths digit 8 rounds up.
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Round 2.50 to the nearest whole number.
- 3
- 2
- 2.5
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3 The tenths digit is 5, so round up. 2.50 is the same as 2.5.
Check 11
Is a rounded value exact?
- No, it is an approximation
- Yes, it replaces the old number
- Only if you rounded up
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No, it is an approximation Rounding drops information on purpose.
Check 12
Round 9 to the nearest 10.
- 10
- 0
- 9
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10 9 is closer to 10 than to 0.
Check 13
Round 4 726 to 2 significant figures.
- 4 700
- 4 730
- 4 000
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4 700 Keep two digits, 4 and 7. The next digit is 2, so the 7 stays.
Check 14
Round 999 to the nearest 100.
- 1 000
- 900
- 1 100
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1 000 The tens digit 9 rounds the hundreds up, and that carries into the thousands.
Check 15
How many significant figures does 0.0305 have?
- 3
- 4
- 2
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3 Count from the first non-zero digit: 3, 0 and 5.
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