MathsYears 4–5Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Round decimals to nearest whole number

Round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a tower of 8 and a half blocks. Is it closer to 8 blocks or 9 blocks?

  2. 2

    If you have 3.2 cakes — is that closer to 3 cakes or 4 cakes?

  3. 3

    Drag the number 4.7 on the number line. Is it nearer 4 or 5?

  4. 4

    Let's round 6.3 together.

  5. 5

    What does 6.3 round to?

  6. 6

    Try rounding 8.7 on the number line. Drag it to see which whole number it's nearest to.

  7. 7

    What is 5.9 rounded to the nearest whole number?

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