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4024/23 May/Jun 2025, Question 1: Rounding to Decimal Places

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 23 (Calculator) · Calculator · 2 marks

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Round two given numbers: 4.2358 to 2 decimal places, and 34 159 to 2 significant figures.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Give 4.2358 rounded to 2 decimal places.

  1. 14.23|58: next digit 5, so round up
  2. 2= 4.24

Answer4.24

Part (b) · 1 mark

Give 34 159 rounded to 2 significant figures.

  1. 134|159: next digit 1, so round down
  2. 2= 34 000

Answer34 000

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