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Round

This chapter illustrates three functions to round numbers in Excel. ROUND ROUNDUP and ROUNDDOWN.

Before you start: if you round a number you lose precision. If you don’t want this show fewer decimal places without changing the number itself.

ROUND function

The ROUND function in Excel rounds a number to a specified number of digits. The ROUND function rounds up or down. 1 2 3 and 4 get rounded down. 5 6 7 8 and 9 get rounded up.

1. For example round a number to three decimal places.

Round to Three Decimal Places in Excel

Note: 114.7261 114.7262 114.7263 and 114.7264 get rounded down to 114.726 and 114.7265 114.7266 114.7267 114.7268 and 114.7269 get rounded up to 114.727.

2. Round a number to two decimal places.

Round to Two Decimal Places

3. Round a number to one decimal place.

Round to One Decimal Place

4. Round a number to the nearest integer.

Round to Nearest Integer

5. Round a number to the nearest 10.

Round to Nearest 10

6. Round a number to the nearest 100.

Round to Nearest 100

7. Round a number to the nearest 1000.

Round to Nearest 1000

8. Round a negative number to one decimal place.

Round Negative Number to One Decimal Place

9. Round a negative number to the nearest integer.

Round Negative Number to Nearest Integer

ROUNDUP function

The ROUNDUP function in Excel always rounds a number up (away from zero). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 get rounded up.

1. For example round a number up to three decimal places.

Round Up to Three Decimal Places

Note: 114.7261 114.7262 114.7263 114.7264 114.7265 114.7266 114.7267 114.7268 and 114.7269 get rounded up to 114.727.

2. Round a number up to two decimal places.

Round Up to Two Decimal Places

3. Round a number up to one decimal place.

Round Up to One Decimal Place

4. Round a number up to the nearest integer.

Round Up to Nearest Integer

5. Round a number up to the nearest 10.

Round Up to Nearest 10

6. Round a number up to the nearest 100.

Round Up to Nearest 100

7. Round a number up to the nearest 1000.

Round Up to Nearest 1000

8. Round a negative number up to one decimal place.

Round Negative Number Up to One Decimal Place

Note: remember the ROUNDUP function rounds a number up (away from zero).

9. Round a negative number up to the nearest integer.

Round Negative Number Up to Nearest Integer

Note: again the ROUNDUP function rounds a number up (away from zero).

ROUNDDOWN function

The ROUNDDOWN function in Excel always rounds a number down (toward zero). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 get rounded down.

1. For example round a number down to three decimal places.

Round Down to Three Decimal Places

Note: 114.7261 114.7262 114.7263 114.7264 114.7265 114.7266 114.7267 114.7268 and 114.7269 get rounded down to 114.726.

2. Round a number down to two decimal places.

Round Down to Two Decimal Places

3. Round a number down to one decimal place.

Round Down to One Decimal Place

4. Round a number down to the nearest integer.

Round Down to Nearest Integer

5. Round a number down to the nearest 10.

Round Down to Nearest 10

6. Round a number down to the nearest 100.

Round Down to Nearest 100

7. Round a number down to the nearest 1000.

Round Down to Nearest 1000

8. Round a negative number down to one decimal place.

Round Negative Number Down to One Decimal Place

Note: remember the ROUNDDOWN function rounds a number down (toward zero).

9. Round a negative number down to the nearest integer.

Round Negative Number Down to Nearest Integer

Note: again the ROUNDDOWN function rounds a number down (toward zero).

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