ROUND

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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

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.

How?

Create a blank spreadsheet.
Select the example in the Help topic.

Selecting an example from Help
Press CTRL+C.
In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.

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)