IWCF UK Branch Distance Learning Programme DRILLING CALCULATIONS

Rounding to the nearest 100

When rounding to the nearest 10, we looked at the last digit (or units digit) of the number.
To round to the nearest 100 we must check the tens digit.

Example
267 rounded to the nearest 100 is 300
243 rounded to the nearest 100 is 200

two digits
If the tens digit is less than 5 round down. If the tens digits is 5 or more, round up.

Try some yourself Exercise 1.6

1.

Round off the following to the nearest 100.

a. 157
b. 119
c. 1,132
d. 4,979

Rounding larger numbers

e. 31,350

$10,000,000

Rounding to the nearest 10 or even 100 does not help us

when dealing with large numbers.
The quantity $9,853,947 of jewels is not an easy number to deal
with in your head.
Numbers can be rounded to any level of accuracy..

. to the nearest 1,000

three digits

. to the nearest 10,000

four digits

. to the nearest 1,000,000

six digits

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The rounding process

No matter how large a number, to round it is only necessary to check one digit.
Example
Using the number 1,281,729
To round to the nearest 10
Check the units digit
If this is 1, 2, 3, 4
If this is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

round down
round up

1,281,729

1,281,730

To round to the nearest 100

Check the tens digit
If this is 1, 2, 3, 4
round down
If this is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
round down
1,281,729

1,281,700

To round to the nearest 1,000

Check the hundreds digit
If this is 1, 2, 3, 4
round down
If this is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
round down
1,281,729

1,282,000

and so on, always checking the digit immediately to the right of the one to be rounded
to.
To round to the nearest million
Check the hundred thousand digit
If this is 1, 2, 3, 4
round down
If this is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
round down
1,281,729

1,000,000

Thus $9,853,947 rounded to the nearest 1,000,000 is $10,000,000.

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