Rounding and Place Value

Front

What is rounding?

Back

Rounding is the process of adjusting a number to make it simpler and easier to work with, usually to the nearest ten, hundred, or other place value.

Front

What does 'place value' mean?

Back

Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number. For example, in the number 345, the 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.

Front

Round 1,457 to the nearest hundred.

Back

1,500

Front

How do you round a number to the nearest ten?

Back

Look at the digit in the ones place. If it is 5 or more, round up. If it is 4 or less, round down.

Front

Round 28 to the nearest ten.

Back

30

Front

What is the nearest hundred to 752?

Back

800

Front

What is the nearest ten to 752?

Back

750

Front

What is 28 divided by 4?

Back

7

Front

If a number ends in 5, how do you round it?

Back

You round up to the next whole number.

Front

What is the place value of 6 in the number 6,482?

Back

6 is in the thousands place, so its value is 6,000.