24.501 to the nearest whole number. What you need to do is look at the first digit on the right side of the decimal. If it is 5-9, the digit is rounded up. If that digit is 0-4, it is rounded down.
Since the first digit on the right side of the decimal is 5, it is rounded up. When you round 24.501 to the nearest whole number, you get 25, since 25 is a whole number.
24.501 to the nearest whole number. What you need to do is look at the first digit on the right side of the decimal. If it is 5-9, the digit is rounded up. If that digit is 0-4, it is rounded down.
Since the first digit on the right side of the decimal is 5, it is rounded up. When you round 24.501 to the nearest whole number, you get 25, since 25 is a whole number.