Question

What is the width rounded to the nearest whole number? (width = 13.62 ft)

Answer 1

Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

Our goal is to round it so we only have an integer part using the following rules:

If the first digit in the fractional part of 13.62 is less than 5 then we simply remove the fractional part to get the answer.

If the first digit in the fractional part of 13.62 is 5 or above, then we add 1 to the integer part and remove the fractional part to get the answer.

The first digit in the fractional part is 6 and 6 is 5 or above. Therefore, we add 1 to the integer part and remove the fractional part to get 13.62 rounded to the nearest whole number as:

14