Rounding big numbers

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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 hundred?

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Rounding to the nearest hundred means finding the closest multiple of 100 to a given number.

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How do you round a number ending in 5 to the nearest hundred?

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If a number ends in 5, you round up to the next hundred.

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Round 256,053 to the nearest hundred.

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256,100

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What does it mean to round to the nearest ten thousand?

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Rounding to the nearest ten thousand means finding the closest multiple of 10,000 to a given number.

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Round 525,600 to the nearest ten thousand.

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530,000

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What is the rule for rounding numbers less than 5?

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If the digit to the right of the rounding place is less than 5, you round down.

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Round 78,254 to the nearest ten thousand.

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80,000

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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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Round 78,254 to the nearest thousand.

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78,000