Rounding to the Nearest Thousand, Ten Thousand, and Hundred Thousand

Round 123,456 to the nearest hundred thousand.

• 100,000

• 120,000

• 130,000

• 110,000

How do you determine which way to round a number?

• Look at the digit to the right of the place value you are rounding to. If it is 5 or greater, round up. If it is less than 5, round down.

• Always round up regardless of the digit to the right.

• Round down if the digit to the right is even, and round up if it is odd.

• Round to the nearest ten without considering the digit to the right.

What is the nearest ten thousand to 45,000?

• 40,000

• 45,000

• 50,000

• 55,000

Round 34,999 to the nearest thousand.

• 34,000

• 34,500

• 35,000

• 36,000

Round 59,987 to the nearest ten thousand.

• 59,000

• 60,000

• 50,000

• 70,000

Round 78,500 to the nearest ten thousand.

• 70,000

• 75,000

• 80,000

• 85,000

What does it mean to round to the nearest thousand?

• Finding the closest multiple of 100 to a given number.

• Finding the closest multiple of 1,000 to a given number.

• Rounding down to the nearest hundred.

• Rounding up to the nearest ten.

What is rounding?

• 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.

• Rounding is the method of increasing a number to the nearest whole number only.

• Rounding is the technique of decreasing a number to its lowest possible value.

• Rounding is the process of converting a number into a fraction.

What is the nearest thousand to 999?

• 999

• 1,500

• 1,000

• 1,100

Round 49,545 to the nearest thousand.

• 49,000

• 50,000

• 48,000

• 51,000