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Order from least to greatest
Rounding whole numbers
Rounding decimals
RULES
100

Is this statement true or false?

4.5 > 4.2

True

100

order these number from least to greatest:

3,1,5,6

1,3,5,6

100

Round to the nearest tens:

43

40

100

round to the nearest tenths:

2.34

2.3

100

What is the first rule when rounding numbers/decimals?

Look at the number in the rounding place. 

200

Compare the two whole numbers:

43 _____ 32

IS GREATER THAN (>)

200

2.3 , 2.1 , 2.6, 2.0

2.0, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6

200

round to the nearest hundreds:

456

500

200

round to the nearest tenths:

5.57

5.6

200

What is the second rule when rounding?

Look at the neighbor number on the right and see if it is 5 or above or 4 below.

300

Compare the two decimals: 

3.0 _____ 3.5

LESS THAN (<)
300

3.2, 3.9, 3.7, 3.3

3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9

300

round to the nearst tens:

287

290

300

round to the nearest hundredths:

65.375

65.38

300

What happened to all the numbers after the number being rounded?

They become '0'

400

2.4 _____ 2.9

LESS THAN (<)
400

4.5, 3.2, 4.1, 3.9

3.2, 3.9, 4.1, 4.5

400

round to the nearest hundreds:

1,592

1,600

400

round to the nearest hundredths:

3.932

3.930

400

What do you do if the neighboring number is 5 and above?

You add one (+1)  to the number that is being rounded

500

3.45 ________ 3.24

GREATER THAN (>)

500

5.3, 1.2, 3.6, 2.2

1.2, 2.2, 3.6, 5.3

500

round to the nearest tens and hundreds:

4789

tens:4790

hundreds: 4800

500

round to the nearest whole number:

34.8

35
500

What happens to the rounding number if the neighboring number is 4 and below

NOTHING. It stays the same.