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93. 2849.1738 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 94. 146.059 rounded to the nearest tenth is
a. 2849.17 c. 2850 a. 146.0 c. 140
b. 2800 d. 2849.18 b. 146.1 d. 150

95. In your own words, describe how to write a 96. Explain how to identify the value of the 9 in the
decimal as a fraction or a mixed number. decimal 486.3297.

12 268
97. Write 7 as a decimal. 98. Write 17 as a decimal.
100 1000

99. Write 0.00026849577 as a fraction. 100. Write 0.00026849576 in words.

101. Write a 5-digit number that rounds to 1.7. 102. Write a 4-digit number that rounds to 26.3.

103. Write a decimal number that is greater than 8 104. Write a decimal number that is greater than 48.1,
but less than 9. but less than 48.2.

105. Which number(s) round(s) to 0.26? 106. Which number(s) round(s) to 0.06?
0.26559 0.26499 0.25786 0.25186 0.0612 0.066 0.0586 0.0506

Write these numbers from smallest to largest.

107. 0.9 108. 0.01
0.1038 0.0839
0.10299 0.09
0.1037 0.1
109. The all-time top six movies (those that earned the most money in the United States) along with the approximate
amount of money they have earned are listed in the table. Estimate the total amount of money that these movies
have earned by first rounding each earning to the nearest hundred million. (Source: The Internet Movie
Database)
Top All-Time American Movies

Movie Gross Domestic Earnings
Titanic (1997) $600.8 million
The Dark Knight (2008) $533.3 million
Star Wars:A New Hope (1977) $460.9 million

Shrek 2 (2004) $436.5 million
E.T. (1982) $434.9 million
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) $431.1 million Copyright 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

110. In a recent year,American manufacturers shipped approximately 27.5 million music videos to retailers.The value
of these shipments was approximately $484.9 million. Estimate the value of an individual music video by rounding
484.9 and 27.5 to the nearest ten, then dividing. (Source: Recording Industry Association of America)