Whenever we are working with decimal values in Excel, we need to format them appropriately. One of the best ways to format decimal numbers is using the ROUND function. In this tutorial, we will learn how to the particular decimal value that we choose.
Figure 1. Final result
Syntax of the ROUND formula
=ROUND(number, num_digits)
The parameters of the ROUND function are:
- number – a decimal number which we want to round
- num_digits – a number of decimal places to which we want to round a number
Setting up Our Data for the ROUND Function
Our table consists of 4 columns: “Explanation” (column B), “Decimal Value” (column C), “Number of Digits” (column D) and “Result” (Column E). In column “Result” we want to get a rounded number, based on “Decimal Value” and “Number of Digits” columns.
Figure 2. Data that we will use in the ROUND example
Round Decimal Values Using the ROUND Function
We want to round the value from cell C3 by using the number of digits from cell D3l. The result will be stored in E3.
Formula:
=ROUND(C3, D3)
The parameter number is the cell C3 (4.238645), while the parameter num_digits is the cell D3 (0).
To apply the SUMIFS function, we need to follow these steps:
- Select cell E3 and click on it
- Insert the formula: =ROUND(C3,D3)
- Press enter
- Drag the formula down to the other cells in the column by clicking and dragging the little “+” icon at the bottom-right of the cell.
Figure 3. Using the ROUND function to round decimal values
As a result, we get value 4 in the cell E3. Putting 0 as num_digits means that we want to round number to the nearest whole number, which is 4. We must know that the function rounds number 1-4 down and 5-9 up. Because of that, 4.238645 rounding to 1 decimal is 4.2, while rounding to 2 decimals is 4.24
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