Rounding – Whole Numbers – Demonstration

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 There are 400 people in
my village.

There are 30 students in

my class.

You need 100 g of flour to

make 12 cupcakes.

I own 7 pets.

Last year I earnt £23,000.

Which of these numbers are probably estimates?

 There are 400 people in
my village.

We often round numbers in everyday speech.

It is possible there are exactly 400 people in the village,

but how many could there be?

462 399 350

387 340
410
450 424
401
 Dudsworth:
Exact population = 350
There are 400 people in
my village.
Greenley:
Exact population = 450
There are 400 people in
my village.

Who has rounded their number correctly?

300 400 500

350 450

If we want to round a number & it is halfway between two possible values,

we round UP.
 There are exactly 25 students in the class.

There are about

20 students in my class. There are about
30 students in my class.

Who has rounded the number correctly?

10 20 30
15 25

If we want to round a number & it is halfway between two possible values,

we round UP.
 Rounding Numbers

Round 15 to the nearest 10.

20

0 10 20
5 15
 Rounding Numbers

Round 12 to the nearest 10.

10

0 10 20
5 15
 Rounding Numbers

Round 36 to the nearest 10.

40

30 40 50
35 45
 Rounding Numbers

Round 55 to the nearest 10.

60

50 60 70
55 65
 Rounding Numbers

Round 74 to the nearest 10.

70

70 80 90
75 85
 Rounding Numbers

Round 324 to the nearest 100.

300

300 400 500

350 450
 Rounding Numbers

Round 252 to the nearest 100.

300

200 300 300

250 350
 Rounding Numbers

Round 650 to the nearest 100.

700

600 700 800

650 750
 Rounding Numbers

Round 1215 to the nearest 10.

1220

1200 1210 1220

1205 1215
 Use the number lines to round each number.
30 35 40 45 50
Round 33 to the nearest 10. 30

30 35 40 45 50
Round 45 to the nearest 10. 50

50 55 60 65 70
Round 52 to the nearest 10. 50
10 15 20 25 30
Round 24 to the nearest 10. 20
50 55 60 65 70
Round 65 to the nearest 10. 70
110 115 120 125 130
Round 115 to the nearest 10. 120
 Use the number lines to round each number.
200 250 300 350 400
Round 260 to the nearest 100. 300

200 250 300 350 400

Round 232 to the nearest 100. 200

300 350 400 450 500

Round 355 to the nearest 100. 400
300 350 400 450 500
Round 389 to the nearest 100. 400
400 450 500 550 600
Round 512 to the nearest 100. 500
400 450 500 550 600
Round 450 to the nearest 100. 500
 Rounding using a place value table

Round 32 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
3 2
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
3 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 64 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
6 4
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
6 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 75 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
7 5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
8 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 34 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
3 4
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
3 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 85 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
8 5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
9 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 128 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
1 2 8
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
1 3 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 245 to the nearest 10.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
2 4 5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2 5 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 10, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 425 to the nearest 100.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
4 2 5
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
4 0 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 100, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 719 to the nearest 100.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
7 1 9
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
7 0 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 100, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 658 to the nearest 100.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
6 5 8
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
7 0 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 100, which digit is most important?

 Rounding using a place value table

Round 349 to the nearest 100.

Hundreds Tens Units

1, 2, 3, 4
are rounded down.
3 4 9
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
3 0 0 are rounded up.

For rounding to 100, which digit is most important?

Round these numbers Round these numbers
to the nearest 10. to the nearest 100.
Number Rounded Number Number Rounded Number

24 20 220 200
36 40 363 400
45 50 450 500
52 50 525 500
68 70 605 600
135 140 251 300
205 210 199 200
314 310 44 0
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