My son is doing this for homework and I don't understand how to do it. He has a few more questions similar to this. Thank you.
2007-08-26 12:53:05 · 5 answers · asked by magicswoman4982 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I'm going to assume you mean rounding numbers and say that the closest whole number is 678479594.
2007-08-26 13:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Matiego 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole number is 678479594. The fractional part is
.0396025
4 1/2 consists of the whole number 4 and the fractional part 1/2
2007-08-26 20:01:16 · answer #2 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
678479594.0396025
If you are looking for the whole number part of 678479594.0396025 you simply drop everything to the right of the decimal. It's called "truncation." 678479594
Conversely, if you were looking for the fractional, or decimal part of the number, you would truncate everything to the left of the decimal. .0396025
However, if you looking for the nearest whole number to 678479594.0396025, You look at the digit immediately to the right of the decimal point. If that digit is between 5 and 9 (including 5 and 9), then you "round up." That means you would take the whole part of the number as explained above, and add 1 to it. (678479595) But, if the digit immediately to the right of the decimal is 0 through 4, you would "round down," truncating everything to the right of the decimal point. In the example you have, you would "round down" because 0, the digit immediately to the right of the decimal point, is less than 5. (678479594)
2007-08-26 20:22:29 · answer #3 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
678479594
2007-08-26 20:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bayliegh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
p1
2007-08-26 20:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by whisperinmyear 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋