Rounding

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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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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 1,987,045 to the hundred thousands place.

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2,000,000

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Round 34,567 to the hundreds place.

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34,600

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Round 234,576 to the thousands place.

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235,000

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Which number rounds to 15,000? 15,675, 14,467, 14,078, 14,567.

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14,567

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Sara has 2,654 beads. Round the number of beads to the thousands place.

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3,000

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What is the rule for rounding up?

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If the digit to the right of the rounding place is 5 or greater, increase the rounding place by 1.

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What is the rule for rounding down?

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If the digit to the right of the rounding place is less than 5, keep the rounding place the same.

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