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Math: How to Round Numbers Practice

Practice rounding whole numbers and decimals

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Math: How to Round Numbers Practice

Practice rounding whole numbers and decimals

Math - Grade 4-5

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Round to the place value named in the question. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1

    Round 47 to the nearest ten.

    Look at the ones digit to decide whether to round up or down.

    47 rounds to 50 because the ones digit is 7, and 7 is 5 or greater.
  2. 2

    Round 326 to the nearest hundred.

    326 rounds to 300 because the tens digit is 2, and 2 is less than 5.
  3. 3

    Round 5,814 to the nearest thousand.

    When rounding to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds digit.

    5,814 rounds to 6,000 because the hundreds digit is 8, and 8 is 5 or greater.
  4. 4

    Round 9,449 to the nearest hundred.

    9,449 rounds to 9,400 because the tens digit is 4, and 4 is less than 5.
  5. 5

    Round 12,650 to the nearest thousand.

    Keep the thousands place, then check the hundreds place.

    12,650 rounds to 13,000 because the hundreds digit is 6, and 6 is 5 or greater.
  6. 6

    Round 78,321 to the nearest ten thousand.

    78,321 rounds to 80,000 because the thousands digit is 8, and 8 is 5 or greater.
  7. 7

    Round 4.6 to the nearest whole number.

    To round to the nearest whole number, look at the tenths digit.

    4.6 rounds to 5 because the tenths digit is 6, and 6 is 5 or greater.
  8. 8

    Round 13.24 to the nearest tenth.

    13.24 rounds to 13.2 because the hundredths digit is 4, and 4 is less than 5.
  9. 9

    Round 8.75 to the nearest tenth.

    When the digit to the right is 5 or greater, round up.

    8.75 rounds to 8.8 because the hundredths digit is 5, so the tenths digit increases by 1.
  10. 10

    A school library has 3,472 books. Round the number of books to the nearest hundred.

    3,472 books rounds to 3,500 books because the tens digit is 7, and 7 is 5 or greater.
  11. 11

    A runner completed a race in 26.38 seconds. Round the time to the nearest tenth of a second.

    Find the tenths place first, then look one digit to the right.

    26.38 seconds rounds to 26.4 seconds because the hundredths digit is 8, and 8 is 5 or greater.
  12. 12

    A town has a population of 48,503 people. Round the population to the nearest thousand.

    When a number is exactly at 5 in the next place value, round up.

    48,503 people rounds to 49,000 people because the hundreds digit is 5, so the thousands digit increases by 1.
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