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Would 3.4 be approximately equal to 3 or 4 when rounded to the nearest whole number? (1 mark)
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Method 1.
`text(Test 3:)\ 3.4-3 = 0.4`
`text(Test 4:)\ 4-3.4 = 0.6`
`:.\ 3.4 ~~ 3\ text{(nearest whole number) as it is closer}`
Method 2.
`text(Using a number line)`
`:.\ 3.4 ~~ 3\ text{(nearest whole number) as it is closer}`
Would 2.47 be approximately to 2.4 or 2.5 when rounded to 1 decimal place? (1 mark)
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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}`
A high school has 1000 students enrolled.
37 of the 1000 students have the first name John.
Write the fraction of students with first name John as a decimal. (1 mark)
Which of these numbers has a 3 in the thousandths place?