Rounding Rule
This is the process of changing a number to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand to make it simpler.
Rounding
Round 1,245 to the nearest thousand.
1200
4,500 to the nearest thousand.
5,000
A number ends in 7. To round it to the nearest ten, you must look at this digit.
Ones
When rounding to the nearest thousand, if the hundreds digit is 5 or greater, you round the number to this.
To the nearest thousand
6,780 to the nearest thousand.
7,000
Round 7,500 to the nearest thousand.
8,000
A number ends in 4. To round it to the nearest thousand, the detective must decide whether to round up or down. What is the answer?
Let it Rest(Down)
When rounding to the nearest thousand, this digit tells you whether to round up or down.
Round 29,499 to the nearest thousand.
29,000
What is the 16,000 halfway point?
15,500
A number is 8,762. To solve the mystery of rounding it to the nearest thousand, the detective must check this digit
The Mighty Hundred
When rounding to the nearest thousand, if the hundreds digit is less than 5, you round the number to this.
To the lower thousand
12,650 to the nearest thousand.
13,000
Round 22,500 to the nearest thousand.
23,000
The number is 3,486. To crack the case of rounding it to the nearest thousand, the detective must decide: does the hundred digit send us up or down?
Down to 3,000
After rounding a number to the nearest thousand, all digits to the right of the thousands place change to this.
In Darold Miller Voice: ZERRO!!
75,999 to the nearest thousand
76,000
Round 48,500 to the nearest thousand.
49,000
The number is 164,751. To solve the final mystery, the detective must round it to the nearest thousand. What is the answer?
165,000