Specification References: N1.4h N1.4h Approximate to specified or appropriate degrees of accuracy, including a given number of decimal places and significant figures. |
This is part of the core number work required across all units.
The core number work will be assessed so that it is linked to other specification references within this unit.
Candidates should know that some answers need to be rounded up and some need to be rounded down.
Candidates should know that when using approximations for estimating answers, numbers should be rounded to one significant figure before the estimating is done.