How To Round A Number Tips

Read carefully these information below. You will learn a lot from these basic how tos. Mastery of the basics in Math is the first step to conquering Math!

To the nearest ten

• If the ones digit is 5 or more, round to the next highest ten (68 rounds to 70).
• If the ones digit is less than 5, round to the next lowest ten (33 rounds to 30).

To the nearest hundred

• If the tens digit is 5 or more, round to the next highest hundred (384 rounds to 400).
• If the tens digit is less than 5, round to the next lowest hundred (427 rounds to 400).

To the nearest thousand

• If the hundreds digit is 5 or more, round to the next highest thousand (7,602 rounds to 8,000).
• If the hundreds digit is less than 5, round to the next lowest thousand (7,268 rounds to 7,000).