Comparing and Rounding Review

• 34,985    34,589    34,895    33,764
• 33,764   34,895    34,589    34,985
• 34,985   34,895   34,589   33,764
• 33,764   34,589   34,895   34,985

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7 hundred thousand ______ 70,000

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(6 × 100,000) + (3 × 100) _____ 603,000

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(4 × 100) + (2 × 1,000) + (53 × 1) _____ (9 × 1,000) + (2 × 100)

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5,000,000,000 ______ 50 hundred millions

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In 2010, the football stadium at Louisiana State University (LSU) had a seating capacity of 96,485.

According to the 2010 census, the population of San Jose, CA, was approximately ten times the amount of people that LSU’s stadium could seat. What was the population of San Jose in 2010?

In 2010, the football stadium at Louisiana State University (LSU) had a seating capacity of 96,485.

Write the seating capacity of the LSU stadium in words and in expanded notation.

In 2010, the football stadium at Louisiana State University (LSU) had a seating capacity of 96,485.

Draw two separate number lines to round the LSU stadium’s seating capacity to the nearest ten thousand and to the nearest thousand.

In 2010, the football stadium at Louisiana State University (LSU) had a seating capacity of 96,485.

Draw two separate number lines to round the LSU stadium’s seating capacity to the nearest ten thousand and to the nearest thousand. Then compare the stadium’s seating rounded to the nearest ten thousand and the seating rounded to the nearest thousand using >, <, or =.

In 2010, the football stadium at Louisiana State University (LSU) had a seating capacity of 96,485.

Which estimate (rounding to the nearest ten thousand or nearest thousand) is more accurate? Use words and numbers to explain your thinking.