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I'll use an example to answer this question...
Suppose you measure the length of your car with a tape measure. Your tape measure shows meters and centimeters.
If your tape measure showed your car as 4 meters and 12 centimeters long and you wanted to convert it to feet Google shows the conversion as:
1 meter = 3.2808399 feet
You would find your car is 13.5170604 feet long. Since you could not have possibly found that your car was exactly 3 feet and 1292651/30000000th of an inch it is better to round the number.
In this case, any numbers with greater accuracy than .01 is not only unnecessary, but also unverifiable.
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Applications of bcd to binary code cnvertor?
Many non-integral values, such as decimal 0.2, have an infinite place-value representation in binary (.001100110011...) but have a finite place-value in binary-coded decimal (0.0010)[bcd]. Consequently a system based on binary-coded decimal representations of decimal fractions avoids errors representing and calculating such values. Rounding at a decimal digit boundary is simpler in BCD. Addition and subtraction in decimal does not require rounding.
What is numercial data?
Numerical data is more on numbers. These numbers are the basis of the interpretation.
How did the z3 computer represent numbers?
It used a semi-logarithm representation of numbers.
Another name for graph a picture representation of numbers?
Another name for a graph that is a representation of numbers is a chart. The chart makes the numbers easy to understand upon a glance.Ê
How do you find the mean of a set of data?
You add All the numbers together and the divide by how many numbers there is.
Why is rounding off numbers important?
Rounding off is a important part of mathematics and a very handy tool for everyday life.
What is the purpose of rounding numbers?
the purpose of rounding numbers is that you can get closer to the actual answer
How are you rounding whole numbers and decimals?
rounding whole numbers and decimals
What is the answer 1274 rounding numbers?
It depends on the degree of rounding.
What is front rounding of numbers?
The name comes from the way you round. Front end rounding is keeping the first number and rounding all the numbers after that.
How is rounding whole numbers and decimals similar?
Is the rounding is skidding
What is estimating NOT as helpful when multiplying very small numbers?
It is - if you use appropriate rounding. Rounding does not have to be to whole numbers.
What is the difference between a compatible number and rounding numbers?
rounding numbers is to nearest ten or hundred and compatible numbers are when you can do nearest 5
Why is rounding num bers easy?
Rounding numbers is easy because their are two rules to rounding numbers. 1) a </= 4 then a = 0 2) a >/= 5 then a = 10
What are the steps in rounding off numbers?
steps rounding off number
Rules in rounding fraction numbers?
Add your whole numbers
Who invented rounding to whole numbers?
Bob Sinclar invented rounding. :) Hope this was helpful. :]
