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 hundred?

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

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Round 324 to the nearest hundred.

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300

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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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Round 1,540 to the nearest thousand.

Back

2,000

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Round 37,475 to the nearest thousand.

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37,000

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What should you do if the digit in the place you are rounding to is 5 or more?

Back

Raise the score (round up).

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What should you do if the digit in the place you are rounding to is less than 5?

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Let it rest (round down).

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Round 1,400 to the nearest hundred.

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1,400

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Round 1,499 to the nearest hundred.

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1,500