Rounding to the Nearest Thousand

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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, usually to the nearest specified place value.

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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 determine which thousand a number rounds to?

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Look at the hundreds digit: if it is 5 or more, round up; if it is 4 or less, round down.

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Round 3,600 to the nearest thousand.

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4,000

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Round 2,499 to the nearest thousand.

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2,000

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What is 1,234 rounded to the nearest thousand?

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1,000

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Round 7,800 to the nearest thousand.

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8,000

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What is the nearest thousand to 5,500?

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6,000

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Round 9,999 to the nearest thousand.

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10,000

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What is 4,250 rounded to the nearest thousand?

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4,000