Place Value: Rounding

Place value is the value of a digit based on its position within a number.

To round to the nearest ten thousand, look at the digit in the thousand's place. If it is 5 or greater, round up; if it is 4 or less, round down.

1. Identify the place value to round to. 2. Look at the digit to the right of that place value. 3. Round up or down based on that digit.

The value of the digit 2 in 2,345 is 2,000.

Rounding a number means adjusting it to a nearby specified value, making it simpler but keeping it close to the original value.

The value of the digit 7 in 67,278 is 70,000.

When rounding to the nearest hundred, you look at the digit in the tens place.

If the digit to the right of the rounding place is 5, you round up.

384,392 rounded to the nearest thousand is 384,000.

If the digit is 5 or greater, round up; if it is 4 or less, round down.