Numeracy - Rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000

Explanation and examples of how to round numbers up and down


Numeracy - Rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000


Sometimes it is useful to round numbers up or down to the nearest 10, 100 or even 100 to make a calculation easier when absolute accuracy is not required or to make sure that a mistake has not been made when working out a carefully worked out answer.