Rounding Values in WebAssign

Some textbooks specify different rules for rounding. Regardless of the rules used in a given textbook, when numeric values are rounded in WebAssign, they are always rounded away from zero if the rounding digit is 5.

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This rounding rule is sometimes called rounding up but away from zero better describes the rule for negative values.

For example: Original Value Rounded to Rounded Value 7.652 tenths place 7.7 7.652 hundredths place 7.65 7.652 two significant figures 7.7 -7.652 tenths place -7.7 -7.652 hundredths place -7.65 -7.652 two significant figures -7.7