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Grade 4 - Mathematics
1.11 Rounding to Nearest Tens, Hundreds and Thousands Place

Rounding to nearest tens
  1. Look at the number in ones place.
  2. If the number in ones place is less than 5, then it is reduced to the nearest tens.
  3. If the number in tens place is 5 or more than 5, then it is increased to the nearest tens.
Example: 97 to the nearest tens.
The number in ones place is 7 and hence we round to the nearest higher number.
Answer: 100
Example: 157 to the nearest tens.
The number in ones placeis 5 and hence we round to the nearest higher number.
Answer: 160
Example: 93 to the nearest tens.
The the number in ones place is 3 and hence we round to the nearest lower number.
Answer: 90

Rounding to nearest hundreds
  1. Look at the number in tens place.
  2. If the number in tens place is a number more than 5, then the number is increased to the nearest hundreds.
  3. If the number in tens place is a number less than 5, then the number is reduced to the nearest hundreds.
Example: Round 174 to the nearest hundreds.
Since the number in tens place is 7, the number is increased to the nearest hundreds.
Answer: 200
Example: Round 159 to the nearest hundreds.
Since the number in tens place is 5, the number is increased to the nearest hundreds.
Answer: 200
Example: Round 2,205 to the nearest hundreds.
Since the number in tens place is 0, the number is decreased to the nearest hundreds.
Answer: 2,200
Rounding to nearest thousands
  1. Look at the number in hundreds place.
  2. If the number in hundreds place is a number between 5 and 9, then it is increased to the nearest thousands.
  3. If the number in hundreds place is a number between 1 and 4, then it is decreased to the nearest thousands.
Example: Round 14,455 to the nearest thousands.
The number in hundreds place is 4, it is decreased to the nearest thousands.
Answer: 14,000
Example: Round 1,520 to the nearest thousands.
The number in hundreds place is 5, it is increased to the nearest thousands.
Answer: 2,000
Example: Round 1,734 to the nearest thousands.
The number in hundreds place is 7, it is increased to the nearest thousands.
Answer: 2,000

Other examples:
Number Nearest ten Nearest hundred Nearest thousand
1555 1560 1600 2000
79,455 79,460 79,500 79,000
368 370 400 0
1234 1230 1200 1000


Directions: Round the following numbers. Also write at least ten examples of each.

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Grade 4 - Mathematics
1.11 Rounding to Nearest Tens, Hundreds and Thousands Place

Q 1: 29 round to nearest tens place.
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Q 2: 95 round to nearest tens place.
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Q 3: 31 round to nearest tens place.
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Q 4: Round 57 to the nearest ten.
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Q 5: Round 66 to the nearest ten.
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Q 6: Round 242 to the nearest ten.
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Q 7: Round 309 to the nearest hundred.
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Q 8: Round 35 to the nearest ten.
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