nearest whole number

• To increase or decrease to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, etc.
• For 1,2,3,4 go down to 0 and for 5,6,7,8,9 go up to 10.
• With money, rounding increases or decreases the price to the nearest available coin or note.
• With fractions, rounding is to increase or decrease to the nearest whole number.
• Nearest whole number and rounding are interchangeable terms.



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