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 ten?

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

Front

Round 2,421 to the nearest tens place.

Back

2,420

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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 one hundred to a given number.

Front

Round 178 to the nearest hundred.

Back

200

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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 one thousand to a given number.

Front

Round 6,929 to the nearest thousands place.

Back

7,000

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What is the rule for rounding numbers?

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If the digit to the right of the rounding place is 5 or greater, round up. If it is less than 5, round down.

Front

Round 39,204 to the nearest hundreds place.

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39,200

Front

Which number would NOT round to 500? 468, 532, or 447?

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447