# rounding decimals

• Jan 22nd 2009, 06:58 AM
andyboy179
rounding decimals
i have 1 over 6 and i need to make that in to a decimal and and make it to 4 decimal places i have found this very hard can some one please help

thanks
• Jan 22nd 2009, 07:04 AM
masters
Quote:

Originally Posted by andyboy179
i have 1 over 6 and i need to make that in to a decimal and and make it to 4 decimal places i have found this very hard can some one please help

thanks

Hi andyboy179,

Are you using a calculator or doing long division? If you are using a calculator, you will find that

$\frac{1}{6}=.166666666\overline{6}$ with repeating sixes.

To round to the 4th decimal place we would inspect the 5th decimal place to see if it is 5 or greater. Since it is, we add one more to the 4th place making it

$\frac{1}{6}\approx .1667$

Had the 5th place been less than 5, we would not have changed the 4th place.
• Jan 22nd 2009, 07:10 AM
andyboy179
thanks alot i think i get it
so i had to do the 4th decimal place so i just change the 4th number not the ones before it aswell ? and also the 4th number is the 4th number after the decimal point isant it
• Jan 22nd 2009, 07:11 AM
masters
Quote:

Originally Posted by andyboy179
thanks alot i think i get it
so i had to do the 4th decimal place so i just change the 4th number not the ones before it aswell ? and also the 4th number is the 4th number after the decimal point isant it

That is correct!