Mathematics 5

Lesson 3

Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Hundred Thousands

and Millions

Let’s Discover!
The circumference of the earth is 40 053 840 meters.
About how many million meters is the circumference of the earth?
You can find the answer by rounding 40 053 840 to the nearest millions.
Study these examples.
Rounded to
Number
Millions Hundred thousands
3 456 789 3 000 000 3 500 000
14 578 907 15 000 000 14 600 000
2 389 897 2 000 000 2 400 000
1 345 890 1 000 000 1 300 000
7 567 079 8 000 000 7 600 000

Let’s Try!

A. Round each number to the place value of the underlined digit.

1. 12 234 556 ______________________
2. 3 456 871 ______________________
3. 5 098 678 ______________________
4. 9 789 123 ______________________
5. 6 234 189 ______________________

B. Complete the table.

Round to the nearest
Number
Millions Hundred thousands
4 496 709
13 508 807
5 889 897
6 045 890
7 527 099
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Let’s Move!

A. Encircle the numbers that can be rounded to the given number.

1. 8 900 000

8 908 671 8 984 456 8 923 567 8 938 123 8 971 109

2. 7 000 000

6 968 123 7 284 471 7 578 653 6 821 507 7 771 178

3. 4 500 000

4 381 426 4 493 517 4 508 671 4 561 126 4 478 120

4. 3 200 000

3 201 156 3 283 401 3 221 611 3 138 170 3 194 100

5. 6 000 000

5 998 601 6 904 431 5 622 160 6 868 173 6 001 101

B. Round to the highest place value.

1. 345 789 ______________________________
2. 1 523 890 ______________________________
3. 3 013 456 ______________________________
4. 9 112 123 ______________________________
5. 372 465 ______________________________
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Apply Your Skills!

A. Complete the table.

Greatest Number Rounded Number Least Number
3 000 000
2 400 000
10 000 000
6 300 000
1 000 000

B. Read the problem and complete the table below.

Mrs. Reyes bought the following cars for her 5 children.

Honda Civic – Php 1 289 980

Limousine - Php 5 561 003
Ferrari - Php 8 123 315
Jaguar - Php 4 123 980
BMW - Php 3 901 312

Copy the price of each item. Then, round each to the nearest hundred thousand and
millions.

Item Price Hundred Millions

Thousands
Honda Civic Php 1 289 980
Limousine Php 5 561 003
Ferrari Php 8 123 315
Jaguar Php 4 123 980
BMW Php 3 901 312