Rounding Strategies for Large Numbers

This video tutorial reviews rounding strategies, focusing on rounding numbers to the nearest thousand. It provides examples with numbers like 5,628, 28,499, and 219,611, explaining the process of identifying which digits count and how to decide whether to round up or down. The tutorial uses a number line and place value charts to illustrate the concepts, emphasizing the importance of the digit immediately after the rounding place.

What is the first step in rounding a number to the nearest thousand?

• Identify the digit in the thousands place

• Identify the digit in the ones place

• Identify the digit in the hundreds place

• Identify the digit in the tens place

When rounding 5,628 to the nearest thousand, which digit determines if we round up or down?

• The digit in the tens place

• The digit in the hundreds place

• The digit in the thousands place

• The digit in the ones place

What is 5,628 rounded to the nearest thousand?

• 6,500

• 6,000

• 5,500

• 5,000

In the number 28,499, which digit helps us decide whether to round up or down to the nearest thousand?

• The digit in the thousands place

• The digit in the hundreds place

• The digit in the tens place

• The digit in the ten thousands place

What is 28,499 rounded to the nearest thousand?

• 28,000

• 28,500

• 29,500

• 29,000

When rounding 541,723 to the nearest thousand, which digit is crucial for the decision?

• The digit in the thousands place

• The digit in the hundreds place

• The digit in the ten thousands place

• The digit in the tens place

What is 541,723 rounded to the nearest thousand?

• 540,000

• 541,000

• 542,000

• 543,000

In the number 219,611, what happens when the digit in the thousands place is 9 and we need to round up?

• It stays the same

• It decreases by 1

• It becomes 0 and the next place value increases

• It becomes 10

What is 219,611 rounded to the nearest thousand?

• 219,000

• 219,500

• 220,500

• 220,000

Which digit in 219,611 helps us decide whether to round up or down to the nearest thousand?

• The digit in the ten thousands place

• The digit in the tens place

• The digit in the hundreds place

• The digit in the thousands place