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Round to the Nearest ____
100

34,002 and 43,002

34,002 < 43,002
100

Mrs. Jones has a score of 12,588. Mr. Baker has a score of 11,999. Write a comparison to solve. Who has the greater score? 

12,588 > 11,999 Mrs. Jones has the greater score.

100

The = symbol means ____ __. 

equal to

100

12,354 to the nearest ten

12,350
200

67,789 and 677,890

67,789 < 677,890

200

Marybeth wants to round the number 6,788 to the nearest hundred. What number should Marybeth round to? 

Marybeth should round to 6,800. 

200

The < symbol means ____ ____.

less than

200

345 to the nearest hundred

300

300

4,478 and 4,479

4,478 < 4,479

300

Jennifer and Jake had a competition and ended up selling 2,344 raffle tickets. About how many raffles tickets did they sell to the nearest hundred? 

Jennifer and Jake sold about 2,300 raffle tickets. 

300

The > means _____ ____.

greater than

300

5,678 to the nearest thousand

6,000

400

556,789 and 556,599

556,789 > 556,599
400

Which is true: 

A. 23,550 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 30,000

B. 23,550 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 24,000

C. 23,550 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 20,000

C. 23,550 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 20,000
400

You can _______ two whole numbers by using the <, > or = symbol. 

compare

400

56,222 to the nearest ten thousand 

60,000

500

692,431 and 600,000 + 90,000 + 2,000 + 400 + 30 + 1

692,431 = 692,431

500

Chris says 341,654 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is 400,000. Why is this incorrect? What is the correct answer? 

The digit 4 in the ten thousands place means Chris should round down. The correct answer is 300,000. 

500

I _____ when I find the approximate value of a number to the nearest hundred. 

round

500

783,046 to the nearest hundred thousand

800,000

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