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 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 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.

Front

Round 45,908 to the nearest thousand.

Back

46,000

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Round 4,239,004 to the nearest ten thousand.

Back

4,240,000

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What is the nearest hundred thousand to 4,567,234?

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4,600,000

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Round 34,567 to the nearest ten.

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34,570

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Round 46,078 to the nearest ten.

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46,080

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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 one.

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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.