AI generatedNumberKey Stage 3

Truncating a decimal

Truncating a decimal.

  • Truncating means cutting off digits, without rounding up.
  • For a positive number truncated to a place value, the interval starts at the displayed value and ends one place-value unit later.
  • Include the lower endpoint and exclude the upper endpoint.

Example 1

Truncate to 1 decimal place.

Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.

Example 2

Truncate to 2 decimal places.

Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.

Your turn

Question 1

Truncate to 1 decimal place.

Check answer
Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.
Question 2

Truncate to 2 decimal places.

Check answer
Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.
Question 3

Truncate to 1 decimal place.

Check answer
Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.
Question 4

Truncate to 2 decimal places.

Check answer
Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.
Question 5

Truncate to 1 decimal place.

Check answer
Kept digitsCut off digits after the required place. Do not round up.