Decimal Rounding

True or False. When you round to a specific place value, all of the numbers to it's right become zeros.

• True

• False

The population of Nevada in 2000 was 1,998,257. What is that rounded to the nearest ten thousand?

• 1,900,000

• 1,990,000

• 1,999,000

• 2,000,000

Which number rounds to 27,000 when it is rounded to the nearest ten?

• 26,992

• 26,997

• 27,007

• 27,011

Last year, Ms. Fantos’ company spent $1,132,800 on construction expenses. What are the construction expenses for the company rounded to the nearest hundred thousand?

• $1,100,000

• $1,130,000

• $1,140,000

• $1,200,000

Lillie's mom fills her car with 14.297 gallons of gas. What is this amount of gas rounded to the nearest whole number?

• 14

• 15

• 14.3

• 14.2

Round 18.194 to the nearest whole number

• 18.19

• 18.2

• 18

Rounding means...

• finding the exact answer.

• always making a number smaller.

• always making a number bigger.

• making a number simpler, but keeping its value closer to what it was.

Round the underline digit.

165, 023, 912

• 2,00,000

• 170,000,000

• 200,000,912

• 200,000,000

Emily is baking cookies and her recipe calls for exactly 9 cups of flour. She accidentally pours 9.126 cups. To the nearest whole number, how many cups has Emily used?

• 9

• 9.5

• 8

• 10

Jorge lives in a town of 8,529 people. How many people, rounded to the nearest hundred, live in Jorge’s town?

• 8,500 people

• 8,530 people

• 8,600 people

• 9,000 people