About this lesson

A7 LESSON 9 · PASS

Rounding properly

=ROUND(A1,2) rounds to 2 decimal places and changes the value, not just how it looks. ROUNDUP always rounds away from zero (whole cartons to order), ROUNDDOWN and INT round down (whole units to send), and =MROUND(A1,0.05) rounds to the nearest multiple, such as 5 cents.

=ROUND(B2*(1-$B$8),2)

What you'll practise

Price Kookaburra Retail's Christmas catalogue: round promo prices to the cent and to 5c, order whole cartons with ROUNDUP and split stock between stores with ROUNDDOWN.

4 steps · 40 points · the cells outlined in gold below

  • ROUND
  • MROUND
  • ROUNDUP
  • ROUNDDOWN
  • INT
  • display vs value

The data

ABCDEF
1ProductShelf pricePromo priceForecast unitsCartons to orderUnits per store
2Fruit mince tarts 12pk$6.494181
3Christmas pudding 900g$12.992942
4Shortbread tin 500g$9.793519
5Panettone 750g$14.491874
6Gingerbread house kit$11.492656
7
8Promo discount15%
9Units per carton12
10Stores in the promo38

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