Question

13831.71 to the nearest whole number of pounds

Answer 1

13832 pounds

Explanation:

Look at the first digit after the decimal point. It's 7. 7 > 5. So you round up.

13831.71 ≈ 13832

Answer 2

13832

Explanation:

Numbers have the whole number part and decimal part. To round off a number to the whole number it must have a fraction part.

Example

For 13831.71, the whole number part is 13831 and the decimal part is .71

If the first decimal point is equal to or greater than 5, you call it to 1 and add to the unit part of the whole number.

For .71 the first decimal place is more than 5 so we add 1 to the whole number part.

13831 + 1 = 13832

Therefore, 13831.71 to the nearest whole number is 13832