ESTIMATION

Sometimes we have to round numbers

What does rounding mean?

Can you think of
some examples?

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Estimation of a number to the nearest 10

 To round off to the nearest 10:

1. Look at the digit in the unit's column.
2. If it is less than 5, round down.
3. If it is more than 5, round up.
4. A number that is halfway between 2 multiples of
ten is usually rounded up.

 Numbers ending in 1, 2, 3 and 4 get rounded down.

 Numbers ending in 5, 6, 7 , 8 and 9 get rounded up.
 Rounding to the nearest 10

Round 37 to the nearest 10

30 37 40

The rounded number must have a zero at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 10

Round 154 to the nearest 10

150 154 160

The rounded number must have a zero at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 10

Round 125 to the nearest 10

120 125 130

When our number lies halfway between “tens”,

we have agreed to round the number up.
 Round to the nearest ten.

1) 3) 5)

2) 4) 6)
Estimation of a number to the nearest 100

 To round off to the nearest 100:

1. Look at the digit in tens place.
2. If it is less than 5, round down.
3. If it is 5 or more, round up.

 Numbers ending in 0s, 10s, 20s, 30s and 40s get

rounded down
 Numbers ending in 50s, 60s, 70s , 80s and 90s get
rounded up
 Rounding to the nearest 100

Round 764 to the nearest 100

700 764
800

The rounded number must have 2 zeros at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 100

Round 1235 to the nearest 100

1235
1200 1300

The rounded number must have 2 zeros at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 100

Round 850 to the nearest 100

800 850 900

When our number lies halfway between “hundreds”,

we have agreed to round the number up.
 Round to the nearest hundred.

1) 3) 5)

2) 4) 6)
Estimation of a number to the nearest 1000

 To round off to the nearest 1000:

1. Look at the digit in the hundreds place.
2. If it is less than 5, round down.
3. If it is 5 or more, round up.

 Numbers ending in 00s, 100s, 200s, 300s and 400s

get rounded down
 Numbers ending in 500s, 600s, 700s , 800s and
900s get rounded up
 Rounding to the nearest 1000

Round 7761 to the nearest 1000

7000 7761 8000

The rounded number must have 3 zeros at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 1000

Round 8339 to the nearest 1000

8000 8339 9000

The rounded number must have 3 zeros at the end

 Rounding to the nearest 1000

Round 6500 to the nearest 1000

6000 6500 7000

When our number lies halfway between “thousands”,

we have agreed to round the number up.
 Round to the nearest
thousand.

1) 3) 5)

2) 4) 6)
1. Round of to the nearest 10:

(i) 42 40
(ii) 15 20
(iii) 94 90
(iv) 87 90
(v) 153 150
(vi) 366 370
 2. Round of to the nearest 100:

(i) 463 500

(ii) 795 800
(iii) 1348 1300
(iv) 2686 2700
(v) 7768 7800
3. Round off each of the following to the nearest thousand.

(i) 3939 4000

(iii) 5789 6000
(v) 2232 2000
(vii) 18589 19000
(ix) 2,45,376 2,45,000
4. Give the estimation to the nearest ten, hundred and
thousand?

(i) 792
Sol: Nearest 10 790
Nearest 100 800
Nearest 1000 1000

(iii) 8265
Sol: Nearest 10 8270
Nearest 100 8300
Nearest 1000 8000
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