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Rounding
Objectives
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To be able to
To be able to
To be able to
thousand
To be able to
thousand
To be able to
thousand
To be able to
round numbers to the nearest ten
round numbers to the nearest hundred
round numbers to the nearest
round numbers to the nearest ten
round numbers to the nearest hundred
round numbers to the nearest million
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Objectives
 To
be able to round numbers to
the nearest tenth
 To be able to round numbers to
the nearest hundredth
 To be able to round numbers to
the nearest millionth
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Vocabulary
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Round – to replace an exact number
by another that is close to it in value
and easier to use. For example, 52,
rounded to the nearest ten is 50.
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Memorize this Poem
Find your number.
Look right next door.
4 or less just ignore.
5 or more, add 1 more.
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Round this number to the nearest
ten.
Find your number.
47
Circle the number in the tens
place.
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Round this number to the nearest
ten.
Look right next door.
47
Draw an arrow to the right of the
number.
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Round this number to the nearest
ten.
4 or less, just ignore.
47
7 is larger than 4 so go to the
next line of the poem.
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Round this number to the nearest
ten.
5 or more, add 1 more.
+1
47
Add 1 to the 4.
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Round this number to the nearest
ten.
5 or more, add 1 more.
50
After adding 1 to the 4, all the numbers
to the right of the 5 become 0’s.
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The Answer
4 7 rounded to the
nearest tens place is
50
40
47
50
Note 47 is closer to 50 on the number line.
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Round this number to the nearest
hundred.
Find your number.
986
Circle the number in the hundreds
place.
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Round this number to the nearest
hundred.
Look right next door.
986
Draw an arrow to the right of the
number.
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Round this number to the nearest
hundred.
4 or less, just ignore.
986
8 is larger than 4 so go to the
next line of the poem.
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Round this number to the nearest
hundred.
5 or more, add 1 more.
+1
986
Add 1 to the 9.
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Round this number to the nearest
hundred.
5 or more, add 1 more.
1, 0 0 0
After adding 1 to the 9, all the numbers
to the right of the 10 become 0’s.
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The Answer
986 rounded to the
nearest hundreds place is
900
1, 0 0 0
986 1,000
Note 986 is closer to 1,000 on the number
line.
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Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
Find your number.
3 5, 3 2 7
Circle the number in the thousands
place.
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Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
Look right next door.
3 5, 3 2 7
Draw an arrow to the right of the
number.
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Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
4 or less, just ignore.
3 5, 3 2 7
Since 3 is less than 4 we do not change
the 5.
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Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
4 or less, just ignore.
3 5, 0 0 0
Change the numbers to left of 5 to 0’s.
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The Answer
35,327 rounded to the
nearest thousand is
3 5, 0 0 0
35,000
35,327
36,000
Note 35,327 is closer to 35,000 on the
number line than to 36,000.
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Round these numbers to the
nearest ten.
139
140
45
50
282
280
97
100
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Round these numbers to the
nearest hundred.
2, 1 3 9
2, 1 0 0
1 9, 7 4 5
1 9, 7 0 0
282
300
3, 1 9 7
3, 2 0 0
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Round these numbers to the
nearest thousand.
2, 8 3 9
3, 0 0 0
1 9, 4 4 5
1 9, 0 0 0
8, 9 8 2
9, 0 0 0
4 3,1 9 7
4 3, 0 0 0
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Credits
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Software, Inc.
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