Rounding

ROUNDING RYHME

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5 or higher?  Add one more
4 or less?  Let it rest

1 2 3 4 . 5 6 7 8 9   ≈   1 2 3 4 . 5 7

7 is greater than 5, so the number is closer to 1234.57 than 1234.56


1 2 3 4 . 5 6 7 8 9   ≈   1 2 3 0

4 is less than 5, so the number is closer to 1230 than 1240


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