You're looking at a math activity sheet titled
“Rounding to the Nearest Tens”. The image shows the game in progress with two red number cards placed:
5 and
9, forming the number
59.
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🎯 Goal:
Round the number
59 to the nearest ten.
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✔ Step-by-Step Solution:
#### Step 1: Understand the number
The number formed is
59.
We are rounding to the
nearest ten, so we look at the
ones digit (the digit on the right).
> In 59, the ones digit is
9.
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#### Step 2: Apply the rounding rule
- If the
ones digit is 5 or greater, round
up.
- If the
ones digit is 4 or less, round
down.
Since the ones digit is
9 (which is ≥ 5), we
round up.
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#### Step 3: Round up to the next ten
The tens digit in 59 is
5 (meaning 50). Rounding up means we go to the next ten:
60.
✔ So,
59 rounded to the nearest ten is 60.
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🔍 Visual Aid from the Image:
The number line shown goes from 0 to 100 in increments of 10. Two green chips are placed between
50 and
60, which visually represents that
59 is closer to 60 than to 50 — confirming our answer.
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📝 Final Answer:
>
59 rounds to 60
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💡 Teaching Tip:
This hands-on activity helps students visualize rounding using number lines and physical markers. It reinforces the concept that numbers ending in 5–9 round up, while those ending in 0–4 round down.
Let me know if you’d like to solve another example using the other cards visible (like 7, 2, 9, 4, 8)!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rounding numbers game.
