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Welcome to our Rounding Numbers Worksheet collection of Rounding Challenges. Here you will find a wide range of free printable math Worksheets, which will help your child learn to apply their rounding knowledge to solve a variety of rounding challenges.

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Rounding challengs.

Here you will find a range of selection of printable rounding challenges to give your child practice and consolidation with their rounding work.

These sheets are carefully graded so that the easier sheets come first.

Each challenge consists of 4 clues and 8 possible answers, of which only one is correct.

Children have to look at the clues and use them to work out the correct answer.

These activities can be used individually with children working through the challenges on their own, but they are also great for partner work, and children discussing and sharing their ideas, and developing their mathematical language.

Each sheets comes with a separate printable answer sheet.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• apply their rounding knowledge to solve problems;
• solve mathematical problems;
• develop children's vocabulary and understanding of the properties of numbers.

All the free Rounding challenges in this section support the Elementary Math Benchmarks.

Rounding Challenges to the nearest 10

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The rounding decimals challenges in this section involve rounding decimal numbers to the nearest whole, tenth or 2dp.

They are at a more challenging level than those on this page, and involve decimals.

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Printable “Rounding Numbers” Worksheets: Round Numbers using the Number Line Round to nearest 10 Round to nearest 100 Round to nearest 1000, 10000, 100000 Rounding Word Problems

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In these free math worksheets, students practice how to use rounding to estimate and check the answers to word problems.

How to use estimation or rounding? Estimation or rounding is a useful tool for checking answers because it allows you to quickly determine if an answer is reasonable or not.

Here are some steps you can follow to use estimation to check an answer: Step 1: Make sure you understand what you are being asked to find and what information you have been given. Step 2: Round any numbers given in the problem to the nearest whole number, or to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand, depending on the level of accuracy needed. Step 3: Use mental math to perform calculations quickly. For example, if you need to add 23 and 45, round them both to 20 and 50 and add those instead. This will give you an estimate that is close to the actual answer. Step 4: Once you have an estimate, compare it to the actual answer you calculated. If the estimate is close to the actual answer, you can be confident that your calculation is correct. If the estimate is significantly different from the actual answer, you may need to review your work and make corrections.

By using estimation to check your answers, you can catch errors early and avoid making mistakes that could lead to incorrect results.

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Rounding Word Problems Use your estimated answer for part a) to check your answer for part b).

• For the bake sale, Connie baked 144 cookies. Esther baked 49 more cookies than Connie. a. About how many cookies did Connie and Esther bake? Estimate by rounding each number to the nearest ten before adding. b. Exactly how many cookies did Connie and Esther bake?
• Raffle tickets were sold for a school fundraiser to parents, teachers, and students. 563 tickets were sold to teachers. 888 more tickets were sold to students than to teachers. 904 tickets were sold to parents. How many tickets were sold to parents, teachers, and students? a. About how many tickets were sold to parents, teachers, and students? Round each number to the nearest hundred to find your estimate. b. Exactly how many tickets were sold to parents, teachers, and students?
• From 2010 to 2011, the population of Queens increased by 16,075. Brooklyn’s population increased by 11,870 more than the population increase of Queens. a. Estimate the total combined population increase of Queens and Brooklyn from 2010 to 2011. (Round the addends to the nearest thousand to estimate.) b. Find the actual total combined population increase of Queens and Brooklyn from 2010 to 2011.
• There were 3,905 more hits on the school’s website in January than February. February had 9,854 hits. How many hits did the school’s website have during both months? a. About how many hits (roud ro the nearest thousand) did the website have during January and February? b. Exactly how many hits did the website have during January and February?
• On Sunday, 77,098 fans attended a New York Jets football game. The same day 3,397 more fans attended a New York Giants game than the Jets game. How many football fans watched the Jets and Giants play on Sunday? a. Round each number to the nearest thousand to find an estimate of how many fans there are. b. What was the actual number of fans who watched the games?

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Round to nearest 100 (4-digit) (eg. 2,754 -> 2,800) Round to nearest 1000 (eg. 3,542 -> 4,000) Round to nearest 10, 100, 1000

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Rounding Numbers

Rounding numbers means adjusting the digits of a number in such a way that it gives an approximate value. This value is an easier representation of the given number. For example, the population of a town could be easily expressed as 700,000 rather than 698,869. Rounding numbers makes calculations simpler, resulting in a figure that is easy to remember. However, rounding of numbers is done only for those numbers where the exact value does not hold that much importance.

Let us learn more about rounding numbers, to get a better idea of how to round off a number to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on.

What is Rounding Numbers?

Rounding a number means the process of making a number simpler such that its value remains close to what it was. The result obtained after rounding off a number is less accurate, but easier to use. While rounding a number, we consider the place value of digits in a number.

Let us understand the concept of rounding through an example. Susan covered a distance of 2.05 miles, which she noted as approximately 2 miles. How did she estimate the approximate value of the distance she covered? Why didn't she record her distance as 3 miles? Noting an approximate and simpler value for a given number helps to make the analysis and calculations easier while using that number. Here, Susan noted an easier value to keep a record of the distance travelled by her.

Numbers can be rounded to different digits, like, they can be rounded to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on. For example, 541 rounded to the nearest hundred is 500 because 541 is much closer to 500 than 600. While rounding a number, we need to know the answer to the question,' What are we rounding the number to?' Suppose we need to round the number 7456. When 7456 is rounded to the nearest ten, it becomes 7460, but when 7456 is rounded to the nearest thousand, then it becomes 7000. A few examples like these are given below.

Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten

Rounding numbers to the nearest ten means we need to check the digit to the right of the tens place, that is the ones place. For example, when we round the number 7486 to the nearest ten, it becomes 7490.

Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Hundred

Rounding numbers to the nearest hundred means we need to check the digit to the right of the hundreds place, that is, the tens place. For example, when 7456 is rounded to the nearest hundred, it becomes 7500.

Round-Up and Round-Down

While rounding is a generic term, we usually use the terms, 'round up' or 'round down' to specify if the number has increased or decreased after rounding. When the rounded number is increased, then the given number is said to be rounded up, whereas, if the rounded number is decreased, then it is said to be rounded down.

Rules for Rounding Numbers

How do we decide which value is more appropriate between different approximated values of a number? Should we choose a number greater than the given number or go with the smaller one?

• We first need to know what our rounding digit is. This digit is the one that will ultimately be affected.
• After this, we need to check the digit to the right of this place which will decide the fate of the rounding digit.
• If the digit to the right is less than 5, we do not change the rounding digit. However, all the digits to the right of the rounding digit are changed to 0.
• If the digit to the right is 5 or more than 5, we increase the rounding digit by 1, and all the digits to the right of the rounding digit are changed to 0.

a.) If the bill at a furniture store comes to $3257, what is the rounded value of the amount to the nearest ten?

b.) If the bill comes to $3284, what would be the rounded value of this amount to the nearest ten?

a.) $3257 needs to be rounded to the nearest ten. So, let us mark the digit in the tens place, which is 5. Now, let us check the number to the right, which is 7 in this case. Since 7 is more than 5, we will replace 5 with 6, and all the digits to the right will become 0. So, $3257 is rounded to $3260.

b .) Here, $3284 needs to be rounded to the nearest ten. So, let us mark the digit in the tens place, which is 8. Now, let us check the number to the right, which is 4 in this case. Since 4 is less than 5, 8 will remain unchanged and the remaining digits to the right will change to 0. So, $3284 is rounded to $3280.

How to Round Off Whole Numbers?

Whole numbers are rounded off by following the same rules mentioned above. Let us apply the rules with the help of an example.

Example: Round 7234 to the nearest hundred.

• Step 1: Mark the place value up to which the number needs to be rounded. Here, 7234 needs to be rounded to the nearest hundred. So, we mark 2 which is in the hundreds place.
• Step 2: Observe and underline the digit to the right of 2, that is the tens place. Here, it is 3, so we will mark it as: 7 2 3 4
• Step 3: Compare the underlined digit with 5.
• Step 4: If it is less than 5, all the digits towards its right including it will be replaced by 0 while the digit in the hundreds place (2) will remain unchanged. Therefore, 7234 will be rounded to 7200.

Note: If the number to the right of 2 was 5 or greater than 5, then all the digits to the right of 2 would become 0, and 2 would be increased by 1 changing it to 3. For example, if the given number was 7268, then it would be rounded up to 7300 (to the nearest hundred).

How to Round Off Fractions?

Fractions are numerical values that represent a part of a whole. They are written in the form of (p/q), where q is not equal to zero. A simple rule to round fractions to the nearest whole number is to compare proper fractions to 1/2. In case if it is an improper fraction, we need to change it to a mixed fraction and then compare the fractional part with 1/2. We round up the fraction if it is equal to or greater than 1/2, and we round down if it is less than 1/2. Let us understand rounding off fractions to the nearest whole number using the following example.

Example: Round the given fractions to the nearest whole number:

b.) \(6 \dfrac{2}{5}\)

a.) We can round off a proper fraction to the nearest whole number by following the simple rule of comparing it with 1/2. Since 3/4 is greater than 1/2, it will be rounded off to 1.

b.) \(6 \dfrac{2}{5}\) is a mixed fraction. Here, we will keep the whole number part aside and compare the fractional part with 1/2. So, keeping 6 aside, we will check if 2/5 is greater than or less than 1/2. Since 2/5 is less than 1/2, we will round the given mixed fraction to 6.

c.) 21/5 is an improper fraction, so we will convert it to a mixed fraction. This will make it \(4 \dfrac{1}{5}\). Now, we will keep the whole number part aside and compare the fractional part with 1/2. So, keeping 4 aside, we will check if 1/5 is greater than or less than 1/2. Since 1/5 is less than 1/2, we will round the given fraction to 4.

How to Round Off Decimal Numbers?

A decimal number is a combination of a whole number part and a fractional part separated by a decimal point. Rounding decimal numbers works in the same way as we round whole numbers although we need to know the decimal place values of all the digits in the given number. This refers to the digits given before the decimal point as well as the digits given after the decimal point. Observe the decimal place value chart to understand this better.

We usually round decimal numbers to the nearest tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on, which represent the place values after the decimal point. However, sometimes we even need to round a decimal to the nearest whole number. In this case, we check the tenths digit. If it is equal to or more than 5, then the given number is rounded up, and if the tenths digit is less than 5 then the given number is rounded down.

Example 1: Round 5.62 to the nearest whole number.

Solution: Since we need to round this decimal to the nearest whole number, we will check the tenths digit. In this case, the tenths digit is 6, which is more than 5. So, the number will be rounded to 6. In other words, 5.62 ≈ 6

In the other cases, where we need to round decimals to the nearest tenths, hundredths, or thousandths, we need to remember the simple rule of marking the number up to which we are rounding and checking the number to its right. For example, when we round decimal numbers to the nearest hundredths, we need to check the thousandths place. Similarly, if we need to round decimal numbers to the nearest tenths, we need to check the hundredths place. If the number to be checked is less than 5, then the rounding number remains unchanged, and the following digits are replaced with 0. Whereas, if the number to be checked is 5 or more than 5, then the rounding number is increased by 1 and the following digits are changed to 0. Let us understand this with an example.

Example 2: Round 0.439 to the nearest hundredths.

Solution: In this case, the digit to the right of the hundredths place, that is, the thousandths place is 9, which is more than 5. So, we will add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place, that is, 3 + 1 = 4, and write 0 in the digits to the right. So, 0.439 will be rounded to 0.44

Note: It should be noted that when we round a decimal number to the nearest hundredth, the round decimal fraction is said to be correct to two places of decimal. In other words, if we are asked to round off a number to two decimal places, it means we need to round it to the nearest hundredths. Similarly, when we are asked to round off a number to one decimal place, it means we need to round it to the nearest tenths .

Tips on Rounding Numbers:

The following tips are helpful in solving questions related to rounding numbers.

• While rounding numbers, we always need to check the digit to the right of the rounding number. If it is less than 5, the rounding number remains the same and the following digits are changed to 0. If the digit to the right is equal to or more than 5, we increase the rounding digit by 1 and the following numbers are changed to 0.
• When we round decimal numbers, we usually come across terms like round to the nearest tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on.
• When we are asked to round off a number to one decimal place, it means we need to round it to the nearest tenths, similarly, when we are asked to round off a number up to two decimal places, it means we need to round it to the nearest hundredths.
• When the rounded number is increased, then the given number is said to be rounded up, whereas, if the rounded number is decreased, then it is said to be rounded down.

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Rounding Numbers Examples

Example 1: Round 321 to the nearest hundred, using the rules for rounding numbers.

While rounding numbers to the nearest hundred, we check the digit in the tens place. In this case, it is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, this digit and all the digits to its right will change to 0 and the digit in the hundreds place will remain the same. Therefore, 321 is rounded to 300. This can be expressed as 321 ≈ 300.

Example 2: Using the rules of rounding numbers, round \(6 \dfrac{1}{5}\) to the nearest whole number.

A mixed fraction is made up of a whole number part and a fractional part. When we round off mixed fractions to a whole number, we compare the fractional part with 1/2. In this case, 6 is the whole number part and 1/5 is the fractional part. Now, we will keep the whole number part aside and compare the fractional part with 1/2. So, keeping 6 aside, we will check if 1/5 is greater than or less than 1/2. Since 1/5 is less than 1/2, we will round the given fraction to 6. Therefore \(6 \dfrac{1}{5}\) ≈ 6

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Faqs on rounding numbers, what is rounding numbers in math.

Rounding a number means converting a number to a simpler value such that its value remains close to what it was. Rounding numbers makes calculation simpler and converts figures to an approximate value which is easier to remember. For example, if the population of a town is 692,769, it can be rounded to 700,000, and it would be easier to remember an approximate figure of 700,000 rather than the real figure.

What are the Rules for Rounding Off Decimal Numbers?

There are some basic rules that need to be followed for rounding decimal numbers. They are similar to rounding the other numbers, however, we need to know the decimal place values of all the digits in the given number. This refers to the digits given before the decimal point as well as the digits given after the decimal point. In other words, we usually round decimal numbers to the nearest tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on, which represent the place values after the decimal point. Sometimes, we even round the decimal to the nearest whole number. In all these cases, we use the following rules.

For example, if we need to round 0.476 to the nearest tenths, it means we will check the digit to its right, which is the hundredths digit. In this case, it is 7 which is more than 5. Therefore, 0.476 will be rounded up to 0.5 to the nearest tenths.

What is 62 Rounded to the Nearest ten?

When 62 is rounded to the nearest 10, we need to check the digit in ones place. Here, it is 2, which is less than 5. So, 6 will remain the same, and 2 will change to 0. Therefore, 62 rounded to the nearest ten will be 60.

Where do we Use Rounding of Numbers in Real Life?

In real life, we usually round numbers whenever the exact value is not so important. For example, if we want to know the approximate amount that we spent in a grocery store, or the amount while estimating a budget, or while expressing larger figures like the population of a town. We estimate the amount to simpler numbers so that calculation becomes easier. For example, if we know that our monthly expenditure would be around $590, we can easily round the number to $600 which is a figure that is easier to remember.

How to Round Numbers to the Nearest Tenth?

If we need to round decimal numbers to the nearest tenth, we need to check the digit to the right of the digit on the tenths place, which is the hundredths place. If the number in the hundredths place is less than 5, then the rounding number remains unchanged, and the following digits are replaced with 0. Whereas, if the number to be checked is 5 or more than 5, then the rounding number is increased by 1 and the following digits are changed to 0. For example, to round 56.73 to the nearest tenth, we will check the digit in the hundredths place, which is 3 in this case. Since 3 is less than 5, 7 will remain the same and the following digits will become 0. So, 56.73 rounded to the nearest tenths will become 56.7

What is the Purpose of Rounding Numbers?

Rounding numbers means adjusting the digits of a number such that it gives an estimated result. Rounding a number gives an approximate value which is a simpler and a shorter representation of the given number. For example, if the population of a town is 498,821, it would be easier if it is expressed as 500,000. This helps in making calculations easier with a figure that is easy to remember and note. However, rounding of numbers is done in those cases where the exact value does not hold that much importance.

What is Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten?

When we round numbers to the nearest ten, we first mark the digit in the tens place. Then, we observe the 'ones' place, which lies to the right of the tens column. According to the rules, if the digit in the ones place is 5 or more than 5, we add 1 to the digit in the tens place, that is, we increase the tens place by 1 and write 0 in all the digits to the right. However, If the digit in the ones place is less than 5, we write 0 in the ones place and in all the places to its right, and the digit in the tens place remains the same. For example, if we need to round 389 to the nearest ten, we will check the digit in ones place. In this case, it is 9 which is more than 5. So, 8 will change to 9, and 389 will be rounded to 390.

How to Round Numbers to the Nearest 100?

In order to round numbers to the nearest hundred, we need to check the digit to its right, which is the tens place. For example, if we need to round 3270 to the nearest 100, we will check the tens place. In this case, it is 7, which means the digit in the hundreds place will be increased by 1, that is, 2 will become 3 and the remaining digits to its right will become zero. Therefore, 3270 will be rounded up to 3300.

How to Round Numbers to the Nearest Thousand?

When we round numbers to the nearest thousand, we check the digit in the hundreds place. If the digit in the hundreds place is 5 or more than 5, we increase the thousands place by 1 and write 0 in all the digits to the right. In case, if the digit in the hundreds place is less than 5, we write 0 in the hundreds place and in all the places to its right, while the digit in the thousands place remains as it is. For example, let us round 76431 to the nearest thousand. We will first check the digit in the hundreds place. In this case, it is 4, which is less than 5. So, 6 will remain as it is and all the digits to the right will become 0. Therefore, 76431 will be rounded to 76000.

Rounding Numbers

What is "rounding" .

Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was.

The result is less accurate, but easier to use.

Example: 73 rounded to the nearest ten is 70 , because 73 is closer to 70 than to 80. But 76 goes up to 80.

Common Method

There are several different methods for rounding . Here we look at the common method , the one used by most people:

"5 or more rounds up"

First some examples (explanations follow):

How to Round Numbers

• Decide which is the last digit to keep
• Leave it the same if the next digit is less than 5 (this is called rounding down )
• But increase it by 1 if the next digit is 5 or more (this is called rounding up )

Example: Round 74 to the nearest 10

• We want to keep the "7" (it is in the 10s position)
• The next digit is "4" which is less than 5, so no change is needed to "7"

(74 gets "rounded down")

Example: Round 86 to the nearest 10

• We want to keep the "8"
• The next digit is "6" which is 5 or more, so increase the "8" by 1 to "9"

(86 gets "rounded up")

When the first digit removed is 5 or more, increase the last digit remaining by 1.

Why does 5 go up ?

5 is in the middle ... so we could go up or down. But we need a method that everyone agrees to.

Think about sport: we should have the same number of players on each team, right?

And that is the "common" method of rounding. Read about other methods of rounding .

A farmer counted 87 cows in the field, but when he rounded them up he had 90.

Rounding Decimals

First work out which number will be left when we finish.

• Rounding to tenths means to leave one number after the decimal point.
• Rounding to hundredths means to leave two numbers after the decimal point.

3.1416 rounded to hundredths is 3.14

as the next digit (1) is less than 5

3.1416 rounded to thousandths is 3.142

as the next digit (6) is more than 5

1.2735 rounded to tenths is 1.3

as the next digit (7) is 5 or more

To round to "so many decimal places" count that many digits from the decimal point:

1.2735 rounded to 3 decimal places is 1.274

as the next digit (5) is 5 or more

Rounding Whole Numbers

We may want to round to tens, hundreds, etc, In this case we replace the removed digits with zero.

134.9 rounded to tens is 130

as the next digit (4) is less than 5

12,690 rounded to thousands is 13,000

as the next digit (6) is 5 or more

15.239 rounded to ones is 15

as the next digit (2) is less than 5

Rounding to Significant Digits

To round to "so many" significant digits, count digits from left to right , and then round off from there.

1.239 rounded to 3 significant digits is 1.24

as the next digit (9) is 5 or more

134.9 rounded to 1 significant digit is 100

as the next digit (3) is less than 5

When there are leading zeros (such as 0.006), don't count them because they are only there to show how small the number is:

0.0165 rounded to 2 significant digits is 0.017

Significant digit calculator.

(Try increasing or decreasing the number of significant digits. Also try numbers with lots of zeros in front of them like 0.00314, 0.0000314 etc)

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Learning Objectives

• understand that rounding is a method of approximation
• be able to round a whole number to a specified position

Rounding as an Approximation

A primary use of whole numbers is to keep count of how many objects there are in a collection. Sometimes we're only interested in the approximate number of objects in the collection rather than the precise number. For example, there are approxi­mately 20 symbols in the collection below.

The precise number of symbols in the above collection is 18.

Definition: Rounding

We often approximate the number of objects in a collection by mentally seeing the collection as occurring in groups of tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. This process of approximation is called rounding . Rounding is very useful in estimation. We will study estimation in Chapter 8.

When we think of a collection as occurring in groups of tens, we say we're rounding to the nearest ten . When we think of a collection as occurring in groups of hundreds, we say we're rounding to the nearest hundred . This idea of rounding continues through thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, etc.

The process of rounding whole numbers is illustrated in the following examples.

Example \(\PageIndex{1}\)

Round 67 to the nearest ten.

On the number line, 67 is more than halfway from 60 to 70. The digit immedi­ately to the right of the tens digit, the round-off digit, is the indicator for this.

Thus, 67, rounded to the nearest ten, is 70.

Example \(\PageIndex{2}\)

Round 4,329 to the nearest hundred.

On the number line, 4,329 is less than halfway from 4,300 to 4,400. The digit to the immediate right of the hundreds digit, the round-off digit, is the indicator.

Thus, 4,329, rounded to the nearest hundred is 4,300.

Example \(\PageIndex{3}\)

Round 16,500 to the nearest thousand.

On the number line, 16,500 is exactly halfway from 16,000 to 17,000.

By convention, when the number to be rounded is exactly halfway between two numbers, it is rounded to the higher number.

Thus, 16,500, rounded to the nearest thousand, is 17,000.

Example \(\PageIndex{4}\)

A person whose salary is $41,450 per year might tell a friend that she makes $41,000 per year. She has rounded 41,450 to the nearest thousand. The number 41,450 is closer to 41,000 than it is to 42,000.

The Method of Rounding Whole Numbers

From the observations made in the preceding examples, we can use the following method to round a whole number to a particular position.

• Mark the position of the round-off digit.
• If it is less than 5, replace it and all the digits to its right with zeros. Leave the round-off digit unchanged.
• If it is 5 or larger, replace it and all the digits to its right with zeros. Increase the round-off digit by 1.

Sample Set A

Use the method of rounding whole numbers to solve the following problems.

Round 3,426 to the nearest ten.

• Observe the digit immediately to the right of the tens position. It is 6. Since 6 is greater than 5, we round up by replacing 6 with 0 and adding 1 to the digit in the tens position (the round-off position): 2+1=32+1=3 . 3,430

Thus, 3,426 rounded to the nearest ten is 3,430.

Round 9,614,018,007 to the nearest ten million.

• Observe the digit immediately to the right of the ten millions position. It is 4. Since 4 is less than 5, we round down by replacing 4 and all the digits to its right with zeros. 9,610,000,000

Thus, 9,614,018,007 rounded to the nearest ten million is 9,610,000,000.

Round 148,422 to the nearest million.

• The digit immediately to the right is 1. Since 1 is less than 5, we'll round down by replacing it and all the digits to its right with zeros. 0,000,000 This number is 0.

Thus, 148,422 rounded to the nearest million is 0.

Round 397,000 to the nearest ten thousand.

• The digit immediately to the right of the ten thousand position is 7. Since 7 is greater than 5, we round up by replacing 7 and all the digits to its right with zeros and adding 1 to the digit in the ten thousands position. But 9+1=109+1=10 and we must carry the 1 to the next (the hundred thousands) position. 400,000

Thus, 397,000 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 400,000.

Practice Set A

Use the method of rounding whole numbers to solve each problem.

Round 3387 to the nearest hundred.

Round 26,515 to the nearest thousand.

Round 30,852,900 to the nearest million.

Round 39 to the nearest hundred.

Round 59,600 to the nearest thousand.

For the following problems, complete the table by rounding each number to the indicated positions.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

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Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

551,061,285

Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

23,047,991,521

Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

106,999,413,206

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Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

In 1950, there were 5,796 cases of diphtheria reported in the United States. Round to the nearest hundred.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

In 1979, 19,309,000 people in the United States received federal food stamps. Round to the near­est ten thousand.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

In 1980, there were 1,105,000 people between 30 and 34 years old enrolled in school. Round to the nearest million.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

In 1980, there were 29,100,000 reports of aggra­vated assaults in the United States. Round to the nearest million.

For the following problems, round the numbers to the posi­tion you think is most reasonable for the situation.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

In 1980, for a city of one million or more, the average annual salary of police and firefighters was $16,096.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

The average percentage of possible sunshine in San Francisco, California, in June is 73%.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

In 1980, in the state of Connecticut, $3,777,000,000 in defense contract payroll was awarded.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{31}\)

In 1980, the federal government paid $5,463,000,000 to Viet Nam veterans and depen­dants.

$5,500,000,000

Exercise \(\PageIndex{32}\)

In 1980, there were 3,377,000 salespeople em­ployed in the United States.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{33}\)

In 1948, in New Hampshire, 231,000 popular votes were cast for the president.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{34}\)

In 1970, the world production of cigarettes was 2,688,000,000,000.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{35}\)

In 1979, the total number of motor vehicle regis­trations in Florida was 5,395,000.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{36}\)

In 1980, there were 1,302,000 registered nurses the United States.

Exercises for Review

Exercise \(\PageIndex{37}\)

There is a term that describes the visual displaying of a number. What is the term?

Exercise \(\PageIndex{38}\)

What is the value of 5 in 26,518,206?

Exercise \(\PageIndex{39}\)

Write 42,109 as you would read it.

Forty-two thousand, one hundred nine

Exercise \(\PageIndex{40}\)

Write "six hundred twelve" using digits.

Exercise \(\PageIndex{41}\)

Write "four billion eight" using digits.

4,000,000,008

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ROUNDING NUMBERS

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1 . We always round up numbers to make figures easy.

Eg. 10/3 = 3.3333. Rounding numbers to the nearest whole number 3 makes this number easy to understand.

2.  Rounding numbers makes them simpler to use.

Eg. 3.33333. Is it easy to multiply 3.33333 x 5 or just 3 x 5. The latter is much easy compared to the former multiplication. We can easily write the ans as 15. But they are slightly less accurate.

3.  For a considerably larger number, you need to round the number as they are comparitively much small.

Eg. Consider a large number 9,835,300.65. The value 0.65 is extremely small considered to the the neighbouring numbers (9,835,300). Here there is no need to worry about the accuracy as the value after decimal dot is comparitively small.

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Frequently Asked Questions!!

1) what are rounding numbers.

Rounding numbers is to add to or subtract numbers from (altering numbers) the number to be rounded. This is done to make the figures easy for calculations. Adding numbers is rounding up and subtracting numbers is rounding down.

2) What is called rounding down of numbers?

We round numbers to the nearest ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on. Rounding down to nearest tens. Eg. 23- Consider the last digit 3. If the numbers falls between 1 and 4 then we need to round down numbers. Thus 23 is rounded down to 20. Rounding down to nearest hundreds. Eg. 428- Consider the last two digits. If the number falls between 1 and 49 then we need to round down numbers. Thus 428 is rounded down to 400.

3) What is meant by rounding decimals?

When we round decimals we consider the digits after the decimal dot. We generally round decimals to the nearest whole number or to the nearest, hundredths, thousandths, hundred thousandths and so on. Eg. 2.6. We will follow the same rule as we followed when rounding whole numbers. 1-4, rounding down and 5-9, rounding up. So upon rounding 2.6 to the nearest tenths, it is 3. Round 56.78 to the nearest hundredth. We round up values and 56.78 becomes 56.8

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Rounding – Definition with Examples

What do you mean by rounding off a number, example of rounding off from everyday life, how to round off different numbers, solved examples , practice problems, frequently asked questions.

Rounding off is nothing but estimation. Estimating the actual number to its nearby number is called rounding off. 

When someone asks you the price of your book, you say 100 even if it is 98. This is giving an estimation after rounding off a number. This is how we apply the concept of rounding off in our everyday life. 

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Different numbers use different ‘rounding off’ rules. Let’s discuss them one by one.

Whole Numbers

Whole numbers are rounded off at different place values. 

Nearest Ten

Check the unit place digit:

• If the unit place digit is less than 5 then keep the tens place digit the same and put 0 at the unit place. 
• If the unit place is 5 or more than 5 then change the tens digit into its successor and put 0 at the unit place. 

Example: 

If we round off 15,493 to the nearest tens place then the answer will be 15,490. 

As the unit place is less than 5, the tens place digit will not change. 

Similarly, if we round off 12,359 to its nearest tens place then the answer will be 12,360.

As the unit place is more than 5, the tens place digit will change its successor. 

Nearest Hundred

Check the tens place digit:

• If the tens place is less than 5 then keep the hundred place digit the same and put 0 at the tens and unit place. 
• If the tens place is 5 or more than 5 then change the hundred digit into its successor and put 0 at the tens and unit place.

If we round off 15,443 to the nearest hundred places then the answer will be 15,400. As the tens place is less than 5, the hundred place digit will not change. 

Similarly, if we round off 12,359 to its nearest hundred places then the answer will be 12,400. 

As the tens place is 5, the hundred place digit will change to its successor. 

Nearest Thousand

Check the hundred place digit:

• If the hundred place digit is less than 5 then keep the thousand place digit the same and put 0 at the hundred, tens, and unit place. 
• If the hundred place digit is 5 or more than 5 then change the thousand place digit into its successor and put 0 at the hundred, tens, and unit place. 

If we round off 15,443 to the nearest thousand place digit then the answer will be 15,000. As the hundred place digit is less than 5, the thousand place digit will not change. 

Similarly, if we round off 12,659 to its nearest thousand place digit then the answer will be 13,000. 

As the hundred place digit is more than 5, the thousand place digit will change to its successor. 

Decimal Number

The concept is quite similar to the whole number with some minor but noteworthy changes. If the digit right to the place value you are rounding to is less than 5, round down. However, if it’s 5 or more than 5, round up.

Nearest Whole

5.9165 rounded to the nearest whole is 6.

As 5 is followed by 9 and 9 is greater than 5. So, round up.

Nearest Tenth

5.9165 rounded to the nearest tenth is 5.9

As 9 is followed by 1 and 1 is smaller than 5. So, round down.

Nearest Hundredth

5.9165 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 5.92.

As 1 is followed by 6 and 6 is greater than 5. So, round up.

Nearest thousandth

5.9165 rounded to the nearest thousandth is 5.917.

As 6 is followed by 5. So, round up.

Example 1. Round off the following numbers to the nearest ten:

Solution 1. 

• 5,499 rounded to the nearest ten is 5,500.

The unit place digit is more than 5 so add one to the tens place digit. 

•  3,453 rounded to the nearest ten is 3,450.

The unit place digit is less than 5 so the tens place digit will remain the same. 

• 4,405 rounded to the nearest ten is 4,410.

The unit place digit is 5 so add one to the tens place digit. 

Example 2. Round off the following numbers to the nearest hundredth.

Solution 2. 

• 2.656 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 2.66.

The digit next to the hundredth place digit is more than 5 so add 1 to the hundredth place digit. 

• 2.305 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 2.31.

The digit next to the hundredth place digit is 5 so add 1 to the hundredth place digit. 

• 3.234 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 3.23.

The digit next to the hundredth place digit is less than 5 so the hundredth place digit will remain the same. 

Example 3. Round off the following numbers to the nearest thousand. 

Solution 3.

• 44,590 rounded to the nearest thousand is 45,000.

The hundred place digit is 5 so add 1 to the thousand place digit. 

• 66,235 rounded to the nearest thousand is 66,000.

The hundred place digit is less than 5 so keep the thousand place digit the same as before.

Rounding off

Attend this Quiz & Test your knowledge.

A number rounded to the nearest 10 is 500. What could be the possible number?

Simplify the following after rounding off each number to the nearest hundred 45,789 + 23,848 + 66,321 – 34,213, match the numbers with their round off to the nearest tens..

Can we round off lengths and heights?

Yes. Heights and lengths can be rounded off.

What is 9,999 rounded off to the nearest hundred?

If we round off 9,999 to the nearest hundred, we will get 10,000.

Are round-off figures exact?

No. Round-off figures are not exact but are in proximity to the exact figure.

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1.  Round off to nearest 10 each of the following numbers: (a) 14 (b) 57  (c) 61  (d) 819  (e) 7729 2.  Round off to nearest 100 each of the following numbers: (a) 5183  (b) 796  (c) 360  (d) 7254 (e) 49285 

3. Round off to nearest 1000 each of the following numbers: (a) 3789 (b) 41338 (c) 89952 (d) 14239 (e) 79876 4. Round off to nearest 10000 each of the following numbers: (a) 16389 (b) 79838 (c) 17852 (d) 715259 (e) 559876 5. Round off to nearest 10 and 1000. (a) 62737 (b) 82990 (c) 289923 (d) 17437 (e) 53728 6. Round off to the nearest one (units place): (a) 57.326 (b) 8.808 (c) 290.752 (d) 1394.301 (e) 434.28 7. Round off to correct one place of decimal: (a) 99.39 (b) 7.84 (c) 375.34 (d) 72.645 (e) 83.38 8. Round off to correct two places of decimal: (a) 7.523 (b) 35.095 (c) 89.746 (d) 88.888 (e) 49.226

9.  Divide 12.73 by 8 and round off correct to two decimal places. 10.  Find the value of 200/33 up to one place decimal. To download the above worksheet  Click Here.

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Rounding Off Significant Figures

Rounding off is a type of estimation. Estimation is used in everyday life and also in subjects like Mathematics and Physics. Many physical quantities like the amount of money, distance covered, length measured, etc are estimated by rounding off the actual number to the nearest possible whole number.

What is Rounding Off?

Rounding off means a number is made simpler by keeping its value intact but closer to the next number. It is done for whole numbers, and for decimals at various places of hundreds, tens, tenths, etc. Rounding off numbers is done to preserve the significant figures . The number of significant figures in a result is simply the number of figures that are known with some degree of reliability.

The number 13.2 is said to have 3 significant figures. Non-zero digits are always significant. 3.14159 has six significant digits (all the numbers give you useful information). Thus, 67 has two significant digits, and 67.3 has three significant digits.

Rounding Rules for Whole Numbers

Rounding rules for whole numbers are as follows:

• To get an accurate final result, always choose the smaller place value.
• Look for the next smaller place which is towards the right of the number that is being rounded off. For example, if you are rounding off a digit from the tens place, look for a digit in the one’s place.
• If the digit in the smallest place is less than 5, then the digit is left untouched. Any number of digits after that number becomes zero and this is known as rounding down.
• If the digit in the smallest place is greater than or equal to 5, then the digit is added with +1. Any digits after that number become zero and this is known as  rounding up.

Rounding Rules for Decimal Numbers

Rounding rules for decimal numbers are as follows:

• Determine the rounding digit and look at its righthand side.
• If the digits on the right-hand side are less than 5, consider them as equal to zero.
• If the digits on the right-hand side are greater than or equal to 5, then add +1 to that digit and consider all other digits as zero.

Learn more about errors in arithmetic operation here.

Example of How to Round Off

Round to nearest hundred.

Let’s consider the number 3350. To round off to the nearest significant number, consider hundreds places and follow the steps given below:

• Identify the digit present in the hundreds place: 3
• Identify the next smallest place in the number: 5
• If the smallest place digit is greater than or equal to 5, then round up the digit.
• Now add +1 to the digit in the hundreds place. 3+1=4. Therefore, the other digits become zero.
• So the final number is 3400.

Round to Nearest Ten

Let’s consider the number 313.5. To round off to the nearest significant number, consider tens place and follow the steps as given below:

• Identify the digit present in the tens place: 1
• Identify the next smallest place in the number: 3
• Since the digit in the smallest place is less than 5, a round down has to be done and also the digit remains unchanged.
• Every other digit becomes zero.
• So the final number is 310.

Let’s consider the number 499. To round off to the nearest significant number, consider tens place and follow the steps as given below:

• Identify the digit present in the tens place: 9
• Identify the next smallest place in the number: 9
• As the digit in the one place is greater than 5, +1 has to be added.
• Therefore, 9+1=10 and the 1 is carried to the next place.
• So the final number is 500.

Round to Nearest Tenth

Let’s consider the number 0.73. To round off to the nearest significant number, consider tenths place and follow the steps as given below:

• Identify the digit present in the tenth place: 7
• If the smallest place digit is greater than or equal to 5 then round up the digit.
• As the digit in the smallest digit is less than 5, the digit gets round down.
• So the final number is 0.7

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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

What is meant by rounding off, how does rounding off work for whole numbers.

• Look for the next smaller place, which is towards the right of the number that is being rounded off. For example, if you are rounding off a digit from the tens place, look for a digit in the one place.
• If the digit in the smallest place is less than 5, then the digit is left untouched. Any number of digits after that number becomes zero, and this is known as rounding down.
• If the digit in the smallest place is greater than or equal to 5, then the digit is added with +1. Any digits after that number become zero, and this is known as rounding up.

How to round off decimals?

• Find the rounding digit and analyse it at its right-hand side.
• If the digits on the right-hand side are less than 5, consider them equal to zero.

Explain the process of rounding the nearest tenth?

Define significant figures., is rounding off important.

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My concept was not cleared by reading the book but when l got these my concept was fully cleared and it was more understandable for me.

If I have to round off 6.335001 in 3 SF then what is the answer?

Rounding off 6.335001 to 3 SF we get 6.34

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