Rounding Whole Numbers

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What is rounding?

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Rounding is the process of adjusting a number to make it simpler and 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 thousand?

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Rounding to the nearest thousand means finding the closest multiple of 1,000 to a given number.

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How do you round a number?

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To round a number, look at the digit to the right of the place value you are rounding to. If it's 5 or more, round up. If it's less than 5, round down.

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Round 37,475 to the nearest thousand.

Back

37,000

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Round 908 to the nearest ten.

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910

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Round 6,978 to the nearest hundred.

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7,000

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Round 786 to the nearest hundred.

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800

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Round 1,540 to the nearest thousand.

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2,000

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What is the nearest hundred to 450?

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500

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What is the nearest thousand to 1,234?

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1,000