Why do we round up 0.5000 to 1 instead of rounding down to 0?

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Why do we round up 0.5000 to 1 instead of rounding down to 0?

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Answer 1

There are many different ways of rounding. The one you mention is just the one most commonly taught in school. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding