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When rounding to two decimal places...
July 22, 2012 at
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What would you round 5.3345 to?
I say 5.33 but someone else says 5.34. The complete answer to the problem changes a good amount for the different values. Anyone know the exact rules to rounding in this situation?
I say 5.33 but someone else says 5.34. The complete answer to the problem changes a good amount for the different values. Anyone know the exact rules to rounding in this situation?
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I can't believe this thread spawned 30+ posts about rounding numbers.
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I think for most people, 5.3345 rounds to 5.33. But IMO 5.34 is a more accurate representation.
Q: What is 5.3345 rounded to 2 decimal places?
A: 5.33
Q: What is 5.335 rounded to 2 decimal places?
A: 5.34
Like, 7.44357 hours.
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I can't believe this thread spawned 30+ posts about rounding numbers.
Eleventy seventy gazillion /final answer
5.3345 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.33
5.3345 rounded to the third decimal equals 5.335
5.335 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.34
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5.3345 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.33
5.3345 rounded to the third decimal equals 5.335
5.335 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.34
* This post was made possible by Math.
You didn't answer my question.
Based on your explanation, by logic, we can infer that:
5.3345 = 5.34
We started with the same number 5.3345 and ended up with 2 different answers using the same rounding techniques. Why?
It's cool if you don't have a solid answer other than pointing to the rounding to decimal example. still doesn't explain how you can have different answers staring from the same number.
Eleventy seventy gazillion /final answer
I just thought rounding was such an easy concept. I guess not.
Based on your explanation, by logic, we can infer that:
5.3345 = 5.34
We started with the same number 5.3345 and ended up with 2 different answers using the same rounding techniques. Why?
It's cool if you don't have a solid answer other than pointing to the rounding to decimal example. still doesn't explain how you can have different answers staring from the same number.
I gave you a solid answer. It's cool if you don't want to admit that your assumption is incorrect. Math answers are not inferred. There are rules that must be followed to solve equations.
what assumption is incorrect, please.
edited to add logic flow:
If 5.3345 rounded to the third decimal equals 5.335 and 5.335 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.34
Then 5.3345 must also equal 5.34.
Your assumption that you were getting two different answers to one problem
You are getting different answers because you are asking two different math problems.
If 5.3345 rounded to the third decimal equals 5.335 and 5.335 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.34
Then 5.3345 must also equal 5.34.
edited to add logic flow:
If 5.3345 rounded to the third decimal equals 5.335 and 5.335 rounded to the second decimal equals 5.34
Then 5.3345 must also equal 5.34.
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