Round

Description

Rounds a number to the specified number of decimal places.

Syntax

Round ( x , n )

Argument

Description

x

The number you want to round.

n

The number of decimal places to which you want to round x. Valid values are 0 through 28.

Returns

Decimal. If n is positive, Round returns x rounded to the specified number of decimal places. If n is negative, it returns x rounded to (- n +1) places before the decimal point. Returns –1 if it fails.

Examples

Example 1

This expression returns 9.62:

Round(9.624, 2)

Example 2

This expression returns 9.63:

Round(9.625, 2)

Example 3

This expression returns 9.600:

Round(9.6, 3)

Example 4

This expression returns -9.63:

Round(-9.625, 2)

Example 5

This expression returns -10:

Round(-9.625, -1)

See also