Rounding to the Nearest Thousand

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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 determine which thousand to round to?

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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 9,125 to the nearest thousand.

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9,000

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Round 6,929 to the nearest thousand.

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7,000

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Round 45,728 to the nearest thousand.

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46,000

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Round 45,529 to the nearest thousand.

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46,000

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Round 78,238 to the nearest thousand.

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78,000

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What is the nearest thousand to 4,500?

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5,000

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What is the nearest thousand to 3,499?

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3,000