Grocery Trip Rounding: Weights and Prices

Round decimals to the nearest ten, whole number, tenth, or hundredth.

At the deli and produce counters

The store scales show weight in pounds. Round each weight to the place named.

The deli scale shows 1.846 pounds of sliced turkey. Round to the nearest tenth.

1.846 rounds to pounds

A bag of grapes weighs 2.375 pounds. Round to the nearest hundredth.

2.375 rounds to pounds

A watermelon weighs 12.62 pounds. Round to the nearest whole pound.

12.62 rounds to pounds

A block of cheese weighs 0.968 pound. Round to the nearest tenth.

0.968 rounds to pound

A bunch of bananas weighs 3.049 pounds. Round to the nearest hundredth.

3.049 rounds to pounds

Use place value to round. Choose, sort, or match the answers.

A shelf tag says a box of cereal costs $0.237 per ounce. What is $0.237 rounded to the nearest cent (hundredth)?

A. $0.23B. $0.20C. $0.24D. $0.30

Mr. Patel's bag of apples weighs 4.6 pounds when rounded to the nearest tenth. Which could be its exact weight?

A. 4.549 poundsB. 4.652 poundsC. 4.66 poundsD. 4.56 pounds

Round each price to the nearest dollar. Sort the prices.

A bag of potatoes weighs 7.384 pounds. Match each rounding place to the rounded weight. One answer is not used.

Round each amount. Think about which digit tells you to round up or down.

10.

On the way home, the family passes six gas stations. Circle every price per gallon that rounds to $3.46 when rounded to the nearest cent.

11.

All of the groceries together weigh 19.97 pounds. Round to the nearest tenth.

19.97 rounds to pounds

12.

The receipt total is $86.47. Round the total to the nearest ten dollars.

$86.47 rounds to $

13.

Leo rounded 5.349 to the nearest tenth. He says, "First I round 5.349 to 5.35. Then 5.35 rounds to 5.4." Is Leo right? Explain.