> Why can't weround off 19.998 to 20.00? Is it because the rounding error might help a candidate to reach the quota?
You did not "round OFF", you rounded UP".
I'm sorry if I used the wrong term. I was intending to use it in this meaning:
"Round off Number
# Add 1 to the last digit retained if the first digit dropped is greater than or equal to 5.
# No change to the last digit retained if the first digit dropped is less than 5."
http://www.gomath.com/algebra/round.php
The calculator on the site drops the noughts when rounding to the nearest hundredth: 19.998 = 20
Thanks for your reply.
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