Basic Numeracy
BNU1501
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for Semester 01 2022 (compulsory)
Unique Number: N/A
Due Date: 22 March 2022
Question 1
Rounding:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits,
b) 3.0062 to two decimal digits,
c) 10.395 to one decimal digit, and
d) 19.489 to the nearest integer
Gives the following
[1] a) 34.184 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 18
[2] a) 34.183 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[3] a) 34.184 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[4] a) 34.183 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 20
Answer:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits: You want to keep three digits, so the “3” will be the last
digit. The next digit to the right of “3” is “7”, which is more than 5. Add 1 to the “3” and
drop the “71” part to get 34,184.
BNU1501
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for Semester 01 2022 (compulsory)
Unique Number: N/A
Due Date: 22 March 2022
Question 1
Rounding:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits,
b) 3.0062 to two decimal digits,
c) 10.395 to one decimal digit, and
d) 19.489 to the nearest integer
Gives the following
[1] a) 34.184 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 18
[2] a) 34.183 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[3] a) 34.184 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[4] a) 34.183 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 20
Answer:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits: You want to keep three digits, so the “3” will be the last
digit. The next digit to the right of “3” is “7”, which is more than 5. Add 1 to the “3” and
drop the “71” part to get 34,184.
