Place value & rounding
AQA GCSE Maths revision on Place value & rounding. Aligned to the AQA GCSE Mathematics 8300 specification. This bank has 34 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 34)
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Question 1
Round 3,847 to the nearest 100.
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Answer: 3800
Look at the digit right of the hundreds place (the 4). If it's 5 or more round up, otherwise round down. 4 < 5, so 3,847 -> 3,800.
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Question 2
Round 0.0846 to 2 significant figures.
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Answer: 0.085
Leading zeros don't count. The first sig fig is 8, the second is 4. The digit after (6) is >=5, so round 4 up: 0.085.
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Question 3
Round 6,499 to the nearest 1000.
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Answer: 6000
Look at the digit to the right of the thousands position (the 4). 4 < 5, so round down: 6,000.
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