nGeneral Rule - carry out all to four decimal places then
round
nAbove .50 round up
n7.3369 rounds
up to 7.34
n7.3351 rounds
up to 7.34
nBelow .50 round down
n7.3328 rounds
down to 7.33
n7.3349 rounds
down to 7.33
nExactly at .50 round to an even number.
n7.3350 rounds
to 7.34, up a bit
n7.3450 rounds
to 7.34, down a bit
n7.3450001 rounds
to 7.35, 50001 is slightly higher than .50.
nExponential notation on calculators
n3/524 = .00572519084 = 5.72519084 E-3 in exponential notation
nE-3 signifies that the decimal place is really three
places to the left