To round a number to the place of an underlined digit, follow these steps:
1.
Look at the digit to the right of the underlined digit.
2. If that digit is
5 or greater, add 1 to the underlined digit (round up).
3. If that digit is
4 or less, keep the underlined digit the same (round down).
4. Change all digits to the right of the underlined digit to
0.
Here are the solutions for each problem:
1.
9,<u>0</u>59: The digit to the right is 5. Round up. The 0 becomes 1.
Answer:
9,100
2.
2,1<u>9</u>8: The digit to the right is 8. Round up. The 9 becomes 10, so we carry over to the 1, making it 2.
Answer:
2,200
3.
<u>1</u>,407: The digit to the right is 4. Round down. Keep the 1.
Answer:
1,000
4.
9,<u>0</u>20: The digit to the right is 2. Round down. Keep the 0.
Answer:
9,000
5.
<u>9</u>3,040: The digit to the right is 3. Round down. Keep the 9.
Answer:
90,000
6.
85,<u>5</u>12: The digit to the right is 1. Round down. Keep the 5.
Answer:
85,500
7.
<u>9</u>,103: The digit to the right is 1. Round down. Keep the 9.
Answer:
9,000
8.
<u>1</u>43,017: The digit to the right is 4. Round down. Keep the 1.
Answer:
100,000
9.
2<u>1</u>,572: The digit to the right is 5. Round up. The 1 becomes 2.
Answer:
22,000
10.
4,0<u>9</u>5: The digit to the right is 5. Round up. The 9 becomes 10, so we carry over to the 0, making it 1.
Answer:
4,100
11.
77,0<u>9</u>3: The digit to the right is 3. Round down. Keep the 9.
Answer:
77,090
12.
39<u>0</u>,896: The digit to the right is 8. Round up. The 0 becomes 1.
Answer:
391,000
13.
<u>4</u>59,546: The digit to the right is 5. Round up. The 4 becomes 5.
Answer:
500,000
14.
5,<u>4</u>40: The digit to the right is 4. Round down. Keep the 4.
Answer:
5,400
15.
17,7<u>4</u>1: The digit to the right is 1. Round down. Keep the 4.
Answer:
17,740
16.
185,9<u>4</u>4: The digit to the right is 4. Round down. Keep the 4.
Answer:
185,940
17.
214,<u>0</u>21: The digit to the right is 2. Round down. Keep the 0.
Answer:
214,000
18.
7,<u>9</u>29: The digit to the right is 2. Round down. Keep the 9.
Answer:
7,900
19.
4<u>3</u>,492: The digit to the right is 4. Round down. Keep the 3.
Answer:
43,000
20.
5,4<u>1</u>7: The digit to the right is 7. Round up. The 1 becomes 2.
Answer:
5,420
Final Answer:
1. 9,100
2. 2,200
3. 1,000
4. 9,000
5. 90,000
6. 85,500
7. 9,000
8. 100,000
9. 22,000
10. 4,100
11. 77,090
12. 391,000
13. 500,000
14. 5,400
15. 17,740
16. 185,940
17. 214,000
18. 7,900
19. 43,000
20. 5,420
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rounding numbers worksheets.