Comparing & Rounding with Place Value

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What is place value?

Back

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

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How do you round a number to the nearest thousand?

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To round a number to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds digit. If it is 5 or more, round up. If it is 4 or less, round down.

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Round 1,300 to the nearest thousand.

Back

1,000

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What is 10,000 more than 34,000?

Back

44,000

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Round 56,765 to the nearest thousand.

Back

57,000

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What is the nearest ten thousand to 337,872?

Back

340,000

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If a number rounds to 700,000 at the nearest ten thousand, what could it be?

Back

It could be 687,234.

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What is the purpose of rounding numbers?

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Rounding numbers makes them easier to work with and understand, especially when estimating.

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What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 5,432?

Back

The value of 5 in 5,432 is 5,000.

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How do you determine which number is greater: 1,500 or 1,400?

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1,500 is greater than 1,400.