Rounding numbers to the nearest ten 18/10/18

Michelle

Date: Thursday 18 October 2018

Title: Round numbers to the nearest ten

1. 4556.293

= I look at the tens place which is 5 I replace 6 as a 0 so it would be 4550 & 4560. Since 6 is higher than 5 I would be rounding up so the answer is 4560.

2. 5892.341

= I look at the tens place which is 9 I replace 2 as a 0 so it would be 5890 & 5900. Since 2 is lower than 5 I would be rounding down so the answer is 5890.

3. 3667.412

= I look at the tens place which is 6 I replace 7 as a 0 so it would be 3660 & 3670. Since 7 is higher than 5 I would be rounding up so the answer is 3670.

4. 5213.579

= I look at the tens place which is 1 I replace 3 as a 0 so it would be 5210 & 5220. Since 3 is lower than 5 I would be rounding down so the answer 5210.

5. 3626.765

= I look at the tens place which is 2 I replace 6 as a 0 so it would be 3620 & 3630. Since 6 is higher than 5 I would be rounding up so the answer 3630.