Question

Round 34.9961 to a) 2 decimal places. b) the nearest 10.​

Answer 1

To round 34.9961: for two decimal places, since the third decimal is above 5, it rounds up to 35.00; for the nearest 10, since the units digit is 4, it rounds down to 30.

Step-by-step explanation:

To round the number 34.9961:

To two decimal places, look at the third decimal place which is 6. Since 6 is greater than 5, you round up the second decimal place. Thus, 34.99 becomes 35.00.

To the nearest 10, you look at the digit in the ones place which is 4. Because 4 is less than 5, you round down to the closest ten, making 34.9961 become 30.

Please note the difference between rounding to decimal places, which deals with values after the decimal point, and rounding to the nearest tens, which focuses on the position just left to the decimal point.

Answer 2

To round 34.9961, round to 2 decimal places, we round up to 35.00. To round to the nearest 10, we round down to 30.

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) To round 34.9961 to 2 decimal places, we need to look at the third decimal place. Since it is a 6, which is greater than 5, we round up the second decimal place. Therefore, 34.9961 rounded to 2 decimal places is 35.00.

(b) To round 34.9961 to the nearest 10, we need to look at the ones digit. Since it is a 4, which is less than 5, we round down to the nearest 10. Therefore, 34.9961 rounded to the nearest 10 is 30.