BNU1501
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for Semester 02 (compulsory)
Study material: Chapters 1, 2 and 3
Unique Number 788360
Due: 07 August 2020
Question 1
Round 22.49258 to three decimal digits
[1] 22.493
[2] 22.491
[3] 22.492
[4] 22.496
Answer:
You want to keep three digits, so the “2” will be the last digit. The next digit is “5”, which is 5 or more
than 5. Add 1 to the “2” and drop the “58” part to get 22,493.
Question 2
Round 250.192 to one decimal digit
[1] 250.1
[2] 250.0
[3] 250.2
[4] 251.1
Answer:
You want to keep one digit, so the “1” will be the last digit. The next digit is “9”, which is more than
5. Add 1 to the “1” and drop the “92” part to get 250,2.
Question 3
Round 3.496 to the nearest integer
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment 01 for Semester 02 (compulsory)
Study material: Chapters 1, 2 and 3
Unique Number 788360
Due: 07 August 2020
Question 1
Round 22.49258 to three decimal digits
[1] 22.493
[2] 22.491
[3] 22.492
[4] 22.496
Answer:
You want to keep three digits, so the “2” will be the last digit. The next digit is “5”, which is 5 or more
than 5. Add 1 to the “2” and drop the “58” part to get 22,493.
Question 2
Round 250.192 to one decimal digit
[1] 250.1
[2] 250.0
[3] 250.2
[4] 251.1
Answer:
You want to keep one digit, so the “1” will be the last digit. The next digit is “9”, which is more than
5. Add 1 to the “1” and drop the “92” part to get 250,2.
Question 3
Round 3.496 to the nearest integer
