Question

What is 24.3 rounded to the nearest whole number?
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Answer 1

24

Explanation:

If the first digit in the fractional part of 24.3 is less than 5 then we simply remove the fractional part to get the answer.

If the first digit in the fractional part of 24.3 is 5 or above, then we add 1 to the integer part and remove the fractional part to get the answer.

The first digit in the fractional part is 3 and 3 is less than 5. Therefore, we simply remove the fractional part to get 24.3 rounded to the nearest whole number as:

24

Answer 2

its 24 because the decimal is less than 5