What do you call a number that is rounded to the nearest ten or hundred?
Rounding to the Nearest Ten and Hundred
To round to the nearest ten, count the digits in the number and look at the digit in the ones place. If the ones place is 5 or more, round up. If the ones place is 4 or less, round down. To round to the nearest hundred, look at the digit in the tens place. If the tens place is 5 or more, round up. If the tens place is 4 or less, round down. Remember to add a zero or two zeroes if the number is rounded up or down.
Did you know?
Rounding to the nearest ten or hundred was first used by the Ancient Egyptians. They used the method to simplify large numbers that were used in trading.
Work together in pairs: Q: What two tens is 28 between?
If you have 67 apples, would you round it to the nearest ten or hundred? Why?
Work together in pairs: What two hundreds is 57 between?
Which number would round to 80 when rounded to the nearest TEN?
Which number would round to 700 when rounded to the nearest HUNDRED?
Round 43 to the nearest ten.
Round 821 to the nearest hundred.
Round 1894 to the nearest ten.
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Work together in pairs: What is the result of rounding the number 57 to the nearest ten?
3B drove 182 miles to Six Flags. Rounded to the nearest TEN, 3B drove how many miles?
3B drove 182 miles to Six Flags. Rounded to the nearest HUNDRED, 3B drove how many miles?