WELL-ROUNDED NUMBERS

TASK 1 Rounding

Round each of these numbers to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand.

a 7382 b 16 507 c 19 899

To nearest 10 = To nearest 10 = To nearest 10 =

To nearest 100 = To nearest 100 = To nearest 100 =

To nearest 1000 = To nearest 1000 = To nearest 1000 =

TASK 2 Who am I?

Use the clues to discover the mystery numbers. There may be more than one answer to each problem.
Can you discover them all? All answers are whole numbers.

a I am the largest number that gives 2000 when rounded to the nearest thousand. ______________

b I am the smallest number that give 30 000 when rounded to the nearest 10 000. ______________

c When rounded to the nearest ten I am 100. ___________________________________________

d I am a multiple of 5 and when rounded to the nearest ten I am 50. _________________________

TASK 3 Estimating

Leading figure rounding is where a number is rounded to its highest place value eg 637 would round to
the nearest hundred (600) while 74 592 would round to the nearest ten thousand (70 000). This is very
useful when estimating answers mentally.
Estimate the answers to these calculations by rounding each number to its leading figure. Use
a calculator to determine the exact answer and compare this with your estimate. The first example has
been started for you.

a 6892 + 14 320 ≈ 7000 + 10 000 b 312 × 47

=
Exact answer = 21 212

c 19 530 ÷ 372 d 37.95 × 23 + 6.38 × 57