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What rounding means

What rounding means

Place value chart for 7518 and 6.47 beside a number line from 300 to 400 showing 376 past the halfway point 350 and rounding to 400

Rounding changes a number to a nearby, simpler number. You might round to the nearest 101010, 100100100, or 100010001000, or to a set number of decimal places or significant figures.

Rounding Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Rounding

Step-by-step lessons covering Oxford AQA IGCSE Maths Rounding for Core and Extended tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 (Core: 1C and 2C; Extension: 1E and 2E) format. Since content from any part of the specification can appear on either paper, keep number and algebra fluency sharp throughout the course rather than leaving it until near the exam.

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