16.5 Rounded to the Nearest Whole Number
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What is 16.5 rounded to the nearest whole number?
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16.5 rounded to the nearest whole number is
17
Nearest whole number — no decimal places. The tenths digit decides: 5–9 round up, 0–4 keep; the decimals are dropped.
Exactly halfway between 16 and 17 — equally close to both. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, as in school and Excel ROUND: 17. Round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 16.
16.5
6 ones place 5 The tenths digit decides
16.5
16 17halfway → away from zero
midpoint 16.5
5 with only zeros after it → halfway, away from zero: 17
| Place | Rounded |
|---|---|
| to the nearest thousandth | 16.500 |
| to the nearest hundredth | 16.50 |
| to the nearest tenth | 16.5 |
| to the nearest whole number | 17 |
| to the nearest ten | 20 |
| to the nearest hundred | 0 |
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