Let’s see what Jerry and Albert are buying for their holiday. Looking good! We should work out how much money they’ll need. Let’s make a rough estimate by rounding the costs to the nearest pound.

The method used to round numbers in accounting may portray an accurate or inaccurate appraisal of a company's financial condition. The amount of error increases with ...

Imagine how much simpler our school arithmetic would have been if we were allowed to calculate like the gas cylinder delivery man. Sums are a doddle when you round ...