Question

Would you round 14.47 to 14 or 15??

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

If the first digit is 4 or under then you either leave it or round it down, if the digit is 5 or over then round up no matter what. If there is a digit in the hundreds place then the same rule applies as well, in this example you can round the .47 to a .5 which is 14.5 and since the digit is 5 we round it to 15.

Answer 2

14

Explanation:

When rounding to a whole number, you round down if the decimal in the 10th's place is below 5, you round up if the decimal is 5 or above.

Ex: 12.4 rounds down to 12 because there is a 4 in the 10th's

12.5 rounds up to 13 because there is a 5 in the 10th's place

14.47 rounds down because there is a 4 in the 10th's place, the 7 in the hundredth's place would only affect the 4 in the 10th's place when rounding. It wouldn't affect the 14.