What is the first decimal place?

The first place after the decimal is got by dividing the number by 10; it is called the tenths place. The second place after the decimal is got by dividing the number by 100; it is called the hundredths place. The third place after the decimal is got by dividing the number by 1000; it is called the thousandths place.

What is rounded 2 decimal?

Rounding a decimal number to two decimal places is the same as rounding it to the hundredths place, which is the second place to the right of the decimal point. For example, 2.83620364 can be round to two decimal places as 2.84, and 0.7035 can be round to two decimal places as 0.70.

What does correct to 1 decimal place mean?

To round to a decimal place: look at the first digit after the decimal point if rounding to one decimal place or the second digit for two decimal places. draw a vertical line to the right of the place value digit that is required. look at the next digit. if it’s 5 or more, increase the previous digit by one.

How many decimal places can a number be round off?

There are different decimal places to which a number can be round off such as tens, hundreds, thousands, one decimal place, two decimal places and so on, respectively. You can select any of those option from our round off calculator.

How do you round a number to the nearest cent?

Calculator Use Rounding calculator to round numbers up or down to any decimal place. Choose ones to round a number to the nearest dollar. Choose hundredths to round an amount to the nearest cent.

What is it called when you round down a number?

Any digits after that number (including the next smallest place value you just looked at) become zeros, or drop-off if they’re located after the decimal point. This is called rounding down.

How do you round down to the next smallest digit?

Any digits after that number (including the next smallest place value you just looked at) become zeros, or drop-off if they’re located after the decimal point. This is called rounding down. If the next smallest place value is greater than or equal to five (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9), you increase the value of the digit you’re rounding to by one (+1).