Question

iii. 6.82cm to the nearest cm is.​

Answer 1

6.82 cm.................

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

6.82 cm = 7cm

6.82 has two parts. The integer part to the left of the decimal point and the fractional part to the right of the decimal point:

Integer Part: 6

Fractional Part: 82

Our goal is to round it so we only have an integer part using the following rules:

(1) If the first digit in the fractional part of 6.82 is less than 5 then we simply remove the fractional part to get the answer.

(2) If the first digit in the fractional part of 6.82 is 5 or above, then we add 1 to the integer part and remove the fractional part to get the answer.

The first digit in the fractional part is 8 and 8 is 5 or above. Therefore, we add 1 to the integer part and remove the fractional part to get 6.82 rounded to the nearest whole number as:

7