An elephant in an African wildlife preserve is 59.3 years old. The table shows some students' estimates for the elephant's age.

Who correctly rounded the age of the elephant to the nearest year?

A.
Ben

B.
Luke

C.
Anna

D.
Dana

Question

An elephant in an African wildlife preserve is 59.3 years old. The table shows some students' estimates for the elephant's age. 

Who correctly rounded the age of the elephant to the nearest year?
  
   
 
  
 
  
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  Ben   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  Luke   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  Anna   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  Dana

anonymous · Answer

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tester97 · Answer

ben

poopsiedoodle · Answer

If the decimal is under 5, then you round down. If it's 5 or over, you round up. So, Anna.

anonymous · Answer

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tester97 · Answer

Oh darn youre right poopsie i thought that was an 8 not a 3 >.<