# How to round to number?

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**Created:** [June 26, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-round-to-number/11493 "2020-06-26T13:00:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-round-to-number/11493/5 "2020-06-26T14:11:01Z")

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This is correct. Often i’ll need to convert math columns to templates in order to get a string value of the number before adding them together. I mention this in a recent post:

> [@How-To: Custom Rating Component](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-custom-rating-component/11286):
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> wave Hey all! I know Glide came out with their own Ratings component, but it doesn’t Roll up averages over user specific columns. I managed to come up with a custom-built solution that’s an improvement to a simple drop down menu of ratings. Here’s how: [[Glide: Create your own 5-Star (or whatever) Rating Component] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7TEF5z5t7U) If you’d like to play around with an example, visit my Experiments app and visit the Ratings tab:

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