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How do you round 14.22731 to 2 decimal place?

Answer 1

Skylar Adams

14.23

14.22731 is between 14.22 and 14.23 (2 decimal places). Ask yourself which of the 2 numbers is it closer to?

Look at the 3rd decimal place. If it is 5 or more, round up to 14.23. Otherwise, round down to 14.22.

In this case, the 3rd decimal place is a 7, hence you should round up.

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Answer 2

Zoe Adams

To round 14.22731 to 2 decimal places, you would look at the third decimal place, which is 7. Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, you would round up the second decimal place, which is 22. Therefore, 14.22731 rounded to 2 decimal places is 14.23.

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