Rounding Numbers

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What is rounding?

Back

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?

Back

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 is 5 or more, round up. If it is less than 5, round down.

Front

Round 95,264 to the nearest thousand.

Back

95,000

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Round 95,987 to the nearest thousand.

Back

96,000

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Round 94,823 to the nearest thousand.

Back

95,000

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What is the nearest ten thousand to 133,578?

Back

130,000

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Round 7,292 to the nearest hundred.

Back

7,300

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What is the nearest hundred thousand to 608,672?

Back

600,000

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Round 3,600 to the nearest thousand.

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4,000