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  1. Rules for rounding (positive and negative numbers)

    If that digit is $5, 6, 7, 8,$ or $9$ add $1$ to the rounding digit and drop all digits to the right of it. But what about negative numbers ? Do I apply the same rules as above ? For instance, what is the …

  2. rounding unit - Should I round a decimal number of people up or …

    Dec 19, 2018 · In many cases, the assumption will be to either round down or to the nearest integer, but I believe that always rounding up is also a fairly reasonable thing to assume.

  3. numerical methods - How do you mathematically round a number ...

    How does someone mathematically round a number to its nearest integer? For example 1.2 would round down to 1 and 1.7 would round up to 2

  4. Why do we generally round 5's up instead of down?

    Mar 5, 2013 · WE do this because when you round, generally it is with decimals that are rational or long. When there is 5.000000000000000001, it is better to round up. So, lets say you have the square root …

  5. Notation for rounding in equation - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    I'm wondering if there is a symbol or notation for Round to the nearest 10th For example, the area of a circle with a radius of 45 feet, rounded to the nearest square foot, could be written as, A =...

  6. divisibility - Circumstances where rounding by 3 or more decimal …

    Dec 12, 2012 · Are there any situations where rounding up by 3 or more decimal places is required? I have a computer system that is producing rounding errors if it rounds by only 2 decimal places.

  7. I'm stuck with rounding decimals and have been for years

    Apr 1, 2014 · For example: Round 8.647 to one decimal place. Would this be 8.7 or 8.6 as I have never understood if the third number affects the second number first. Also recurring decimals, say for …

  8. Are there different conventions for 'rounding to even'?

    Aug 27, 2024 · For example, she teaches that 2.59 should be rounded to 2, claiming that rounding 2.59 to 3 would be "chain rounding" because it considers digits beyond the tenths place. From my …

  9. How to round the mean number of people - Mathematics Stack …

    When you are calculating the average of the number of people who do something, and you get a value with decimal points, should I still round up when the decimal point is > or = 5, and round down wh...

  10. How to calculate a rounded unit price, and rounded units, so always ...

    Mar 18, 2025 · say I need the total price to be rounded to 2 decimals e.g. 10.00 I have 3 units rounded to 0 decimals so 3 Now I want a rounded unit price to 2 decimals to always reflect the total price …