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Decimals, SM-Bank 025

Would 2.47 be approximately to 2.4 or 2.5 when rounded to 1 decimal place?  (1 mark)

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`2.5`

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Method 1.

`text(Test 2.4:)\ 2.47-2.4 = 0.07`

`text(Test 2.5:)\ 2.5-2.47 = 0.03`

`:.\ 2.47 ~~ 2.5\ text{(1 d.p.) as it is closer}`
 
Method 2.

`text(Using a number line)`

`:.\ 2.47 ~~ 2.5\ text{(1 d.p.) as it is closer}`

Filed Under: Decimals Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4461-10-Place value decimals, smc-4461-15-Number line decimals, smc-4461-25-Rounding decimals

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