Let's solve each of these rounding word problems step by step and explain the reasoning behind each answer.
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Problem 1:
There are 4,267 students in the Eastern New Providence Primary District. What is that number rounded to the nearest hundreds?
- Look at the
hundreds place: 4,267 → The digit in the hundreds place is
2.
- Look at the digit to the right (the tens place):
6.
- Since 6 ≥ 5, we
round up the hundreds digit from 2 to 3.
- Replace all digits to the right with zeros.
✔ Answer: 4,300
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Problem 2:
Last year 345,876 tourists visited the Caribbean during winter. What is the number of tourist visitors rounded to the nearest thousand?
- Look at the
thousands place: 345,876 → The thousands digit is
5.
- Look at the digit to the right (hundreds place):
8.
- Since 8 ≥ 5, we
round up the thousands digit from 5 to 6.
- Replace the last three digits with zeros.
✔ Answer: 346,000
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Problem 3:
The population of The Bahamas in 2015 was 387,497. What would the population be rounded to the nearest ten thousand place?
- Look at the
ten thousands place: 387,497 → The ten thousands digit is
8.
- Look at the digit to the right (thousands place):
7.
- Since 7 ≥ 5, we
round up the ten thousands digit from 8 to 9.
- Replace the last four digits with zeros.
✔ Answer: 390,000
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Problem 4:
The Ministry of Health has recorded that 562,421 citizens have received their 1st dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundred thousand?
- Look at the
hundred thousands place: 562,421 → The hundred thousands digit is
5.
- Look at the digit to the right (ten thousands place):
6.
- Since 6 ≥ 5, we
round up the hundred thousands digit from 5 to 6.
- Replace the last five digits with zeros.
✔ Answer: 600,000
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Problem 5:
In 2020, Bahamas Air reported a yearly departure of 2,345,321 passengers. What is that number rounded to the nearest million?
- Look at the
millions place: 2,345,321 → The millions digit is
2.
- Look at the digit to the right (hundred thousands place):
3.
- Since 3 < 5, we
do not round up.
- Keep the millions digit as 2 and replace the rest with zeros.
✔ Answer: 2,000,000
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
4,300
2.
346,000
3.
390,000
4.
600,000
5.
2,000,000
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🔍 Matching with Number Bank:
From the options provided:
- 346,000 → Problem 2
- 600,000 → Problem 4
- 700,000 → Not used
- 390,000 → Problem 3
- 2,000,000 → Problem 5
- 4,300 → Problem 1
- 2,300,000 → Not correct (too high)
- 380,000 → Not correct
- 4,000 → Too low
✔ So the correct answers are:
1.
4,300
2.
346,000
3.
390,000
4.
600,000
5.
2,000,000
These match the number bank perfectly!
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🎯 Summary:
| Problem | Original Number | Rounded To | Answer |
|--------|------------------|------------|--------|
| 1 | 4,267 | Nearest hundred |
4,300 |
| 2 | 345,876 | Nearest thousand |
346,000 |
| 3 | 387,497 | Nearest ten thousand |
390,000 |
| 4 | 562,421 | Nearest hundred thousand |
600,000 |
| 5 | 2,345,321 | Nearest million |
2,000,000 |
All answers are correctly matched and selected from the number bank.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rounding word problems worksheet.
