Let’s go through each number and round it to the nearest ten thousand.
Rule for rounding to the nearest ten thousand:
- Look at the
thousands digit (the 4th digit from the right).
- If that digit is
5 or more, round up.
- If it’s
less than 5, round down.
- Then change all digits to the right of the ten thousands place to zero.
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1.
23,427 → thousands digit is
3 → less than 5 → round down →
20,000
2.
75,469 → thousands digit is
5 → 5 or more → round up →
80,000
3.
47,494 → thousands digit is
7 → round up →
50,000
4.
62,918 → thousands digit is
2 → round down →
60,000
5.
68,595 → thousands digit is
8 → round up →
70,000
6.
88,217 → thousands digit is
8 → round up →
90,000
7.
36,547 → thousands digit is
6 → round up →
40,000
8.
25,148 → thousands digit is
5 → round up →
30,000
9.
14,538 → thousands digit is
4 → round down →
10,000
10.
23,870 → thousands digit is
3 → round down →
20,000
11.
49,682 → thousands digit is
9 → round up →
50,000
12.
32,645 → thousands digit is
2 → round down →
30,000
13.
58,545 → thousands digit is
8 → round up →
60,000
14.
61,008 → thousands digit is
1 → round down →
60,000
15.
34,302 → thousands digit is
4 → round down →
30,000
16.
15,083 → thousands digit is
5 → round up →
20,000
17.
36,686 → thousands digit is
6 → round up →
40,000
18.
7,589 → This is less than 10,000. Thousands digit is
7 → but since we’re rounding to nearest ten thousand, and 7,589 is closer to 10,000 than 0? Wait — let’s think:
Actually, 7,589 is between 0 and 10,000. The midpoint is 5,000. Since 7,589 > 5,000, we round up to
10,000.
But wait — in standard rounding rules for “nearest ten thousand”, if the number is below 5,000, you round to 0; if 5,000 or above, round to 10,000.
So yes —
7,589 → 10,000
19.
86,445 → thousands digit is
6 → round up →
90,000
20.
45,938 → thousands digit is
5 → round up →
50,000
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Final Answer:
1. 20,000
2. 80,000
3. 50,000
4. 60,000
5. 70,000
6. 90,000
7. 40,000
8. 30,000
9. 10,000
10. 20,000
11. 50,000
12. 30,000
13. 60,000
14. 60,000
15. 30,000
16. 20,000
17. 40,000
18. 10,000
19. 90,000
20. 50,000
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rounding to the nearest thousand worksheet.
