Rounding Whole Numbers

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What is rounding in mathematics?

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Rounding is the process of adjusting the digits of a number to make it simpler or to make it easier to work with, while keeping its value close to what it was.

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What does it mean to round to the nearest hundred?

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Rounding to the nearest hundred means adjusting a number to the closest multiple of 100.

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How do you round a number ending in 5?

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When rounding a number that ends in 5, you round up to the next whole number if the digit before 5 is odd, and round down if it is even.

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What is the place value of the digit 6 in the number 1,295,631?

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In the number 1,295,631, the digit 6 is in the thousands place.

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How do you determine which digit to round when rounding to a specific place value?

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To determine which digit to round, look at the digit immediately to the right of the place value you are rounding to.

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What is the result of rounding 1,295,631 to the hundreds place?

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1,295,600.

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What is the result of rounding 999,999,111 to the tens place?

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999,999,110.

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What is the result of rounding 55,555 to the thousands place?

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56,000.

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What place value is represented by the number 65,000?

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Thousands.

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What is the result of rounding 12,658 to the tens place?

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12,660.