Subtract the rounded numbers to obtain the estimated difference of 0.5
The actual difference of 0.988 - 0.53 is 0.458
Some uses of rounding are:
Checking to see if you have enough money to buy what you want.
Getting a rough idea of the correct answer to a problem
Estimate the Difference between the decimals.
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