ROUND

MS Excel Spreadsheet

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Rounds a number to a specified number of digits.

Syntax

ROUND(number,num_digits)

Number    is the number you want to round.

Num_digits    specifies the number of digits to which you want to round the number.

Remarks

  • If num_digits is greater than 0 (zero), then number is rounded to the specified number of decimal places.
  • If num_digits is 0, then number is rounded to the nearest integer.
  • If num_digits is less than 0, then number is rounded to the left of the decimal point.

Example

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Formula Description (Result)
=ROUND(2.15, 1) Rounds 2.15 to one decimal place (2.2)
=ROUND(2.149, 1) Rounds 2.149 to one decimal place (2.1)
=ROUND(-1.475, 2) Rounds -1.475 to two decimal places (-1.48)
=ROUND(21.5, -1) Rounds 21.5 to one decimal place to the left of the decimal point (20)