Lesson 1:

CONCEPT OF NUMBERS
AND
ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS
 CONCEPT OF NUMBERS TO 999 999

PLACE VALUE AND VALUE

PLACE VALUE – it refers to the value of

the column in which the number is.
VALUE – it refers to the worth of each
digit depending on where it lies in the
number.
In the chart above, the number 154 827 read as “one
hundred fifty-four thousand, eight hundred twenty-seven”
is grouped into periods of at most three digits per period.
The units period contains 827, while the thousands period
contains 154.
 50 000
100 000 800
4 000 20
7

1 5 4 8 2 7
ONES
HUNDRED THOUSANDS TENS
THOUSANDS

TEN HUNDREDS
THOUSANDS
 ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS
In rounding numbers, there are three steps to follow:

STEP 1: Identify the given digit to be round off.

STEP 2: Look at the digit at the right of it.

STEP 3: a. If the digit in the right is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, add

one to the rounding digit and change all digits at the
right of the “rounding digit” to zero.
              b. If the digit is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, do not change
the rounding digit but change all digits at the right of
the “rounding digit” to zero.
EXAMPLE 1:
Round off 35 912 to the nearest hundreds.

3 5 9 1 2

This is the The digit is 1 so

rounding digit. do not change
the rounding
digit.

Therefore, the answer is

35 900.
EXAMPLE 2:
Round off 56 872 to the nearest thousands.

5 6 8 7 2

This is the The digit is 8

rounding digit. so you need to
add one to the
rounding digit.

Therefore, the answer is

57 000.
EXAMPLE 3:
Round off 826 435 to the nearest ten thousands.

8 2 6 4 3 5

This is the The digit is 6

rounding digit. so you need to
add one to the
rounding digit.

Therefore, the answer is

830 000.