Rounding numbers ✩

Round each number.

36 to the nearest ten 40
124 to the nearest hundred 100
4,360 to the nearest thousand 4,000
Remember: If a number is halfway between, round it up.

Round each number to the nearest ten.

24 91 55 73

57 68 49 35

82 37 22 52

46 26 85 99

43 51 78 29

Round each number to the nearest hundred.

386 224 825 460

539 429 378 937

772 255 549 612

116 750 618 990

940 843 172 868

Round each number to the nearest thousand.

3,240 2,500 9,940 1,051

8,945 5,050 5,530 4,850

6,200 7,250 8,499 8,450

12,501 8,762 6,500 3,292

1,499 14,836 10,650 11,241

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Round each number.
36 to the nearest ten 40
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124 to the nearest hundred 100 8
4,360 to the nearest thousand 4,000 9
Remember: If a number is halfway between, round it up.
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Round each number to the nearest ten. 6 12

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Round each number to the nearest hundred.
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386 400 224 200 825 800 460 500

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539 500 429 400 378 400 937 900 29

772 800 255 300 549 500 612 600 4 30

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116 100 750 800 618 600 990 1,000
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940 900 843 800 172 200 868 900 35

Round each number to the nearest thousand.

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3,240 3,000 2,500 3,000 9,940 10,000 1,051 1,000 39
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8,945 9,000 5,050 5,000 5,530 6,000 4,850 5,000 41
6,200 6,000 7,250 7,000 8,499 8,000 8,450 8,000 5 42
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12,501 13,000 8,762 9,000 6,500 7,000 3,292 3,000 45
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1,499 1,000 14,836 15,000 10,650 11,000 11,241 11,000
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Children may have difficulty with numbers that have final6digits of 5 or

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greater—for example, they may round 429 to 500 rather than 400. Make sure
children understand which digit determines how to round the number.

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