There’s really no such number as “point three seven five.” Yet that’s how a lot of students say .375, and a big reason for this is that’s how a lot of teachers say it--including me until I realized ...

Another way of rounding numbers is to count only the first few digits (maybe \(1\), \(2\) or \(3\) figures) that have a value attached to them. This method of rounding is called significant figures ...

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The method for rounding to a given number of significant figures is almost identical to the method used for rounding to a given number of decimal places. Look at the number after the one you're ...