Mastering the Art of Rounding

Open Ended

Five people bought raffle tickets.

They bought 8 tickets each.

How many raffle tickets did they buy in all?

Multiple Choice

Cashius used an addition expression to find 6 x 5.

Which expression did Cashius use?

• 5 + 5 + 5

• 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

• 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

• 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

Multiple Select

Select all of the rectangles that have an area of 24 square centimeters.

Multiple Choice

What number makes both equations true?

6 x □ = 36

36 ÷ □ = 6

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 6

Mastering Rounding

Learn the art of rounding numbers accurately and efficiently. Discover techniques and tips to round numbers to the nearest whole number, decimal place, or significant figure. Avoid common rounding errors and improve your mathematical precision.

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Trivia: Rounding 3,567 to the nearest whole number would result in 4, as it is to the right of the halfway point. However, the statement '3,567 is to the right of the halfway point' is incorrect. The correct statement would be '3,567 is to the left of the halfway point.'

Mastering Rounding

Rounding helps find the closest multiple of 10, 100, or 1,000.

• To round a number, identify the two multiples a number falls between.

• Then, find the halfway point.

• If the number is closer to the lower multiple, round down.

• If it's closer to the higher multiple, round up.

Multiple Choice

What does rounding help find?

• The closest multiple of 10, 100, or 1,000

• The halfway point between two multiples

• The lower multiple of a given number

• The higher multiple of a given number

Rounding

The closest multiple of 10, 100, or 1,000 is found by rounding.
Rounding helps us estimate and simplify calculations.
It is commonly used in everyday life, such as when estimating prices or measuring distances.
By rounding, we can make numbers easier to work with and understand.

Draw

Round 2,153 to the nearest ten.

Draw

Round 2,153 to the nearest hundred.

Draw

Round 2,153 to the nearest thousand.

Draw

Round 29,485 to the nearest ten.

Draw

Round 29,485 to the nearest hundred.

Draw

Round 29,485 to the nearest thousand.

Draw

Round 29,485 to the nearest ten thousand.

Multiple Choice

The number rounded to the nearest thousand is 5,000.

The number is greater than 4,800.

The number is less than 5,000.

• 5,009

• 4,670

• 5,900

• 4,900

Multiple Choice

The number rounded to the nearest thousand is 1,000.

The number is less than 1,200.

The sum of the digits is 4.

• 1,508

• 1,489

• 1,111

• 964