Rounding Off Numbers

Question 1

Round 47 to the nearest ten.

Accepted Answer

50 — The ones digit is 7, which is 5 or more, so round up to 50.

Question 2

Round 83 to the nearest ten.

Accepted Answer

80 — The ones digit is 3, which is 4 or less, so round down to 80.

Question 3

Round 456 to the nearest hundred.

Accepted Answer

500 — The tens digit is 5, so round up: 456 → 500.

Question 4

Round 3 476 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

3 000 — The hundreds digit is 4, which is less than 5, so round down to 3 000.

Question 5

Round 6 500 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

7 000 — The hundreds digit is 5, so round up: 6 500 → 7 000.

Question 6

Round 2 349 to the nearest hundred.

Accepted Answer

2 300 — The tens digit is 4, which is less than 5, so round down to 2 300.

Question 7

Round 95 to the nearest ten.

Accepted Answer

100 — The ones digit is 5, so round up: 95 → 100.

Question 8

Round 28 710 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

29 000 — The hundreds digit is 7, which is 5 or more, so round up to 29 000.

Question 9

Which number rounds to 500 when rounded to the nearest hundred?

Accepted Answer

472 — 472 has a tens digit of 7, so it rounds up to 500. The others round to 600, 400 and 600.

Question 10

Round 4 999 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

5 000 — The hundreds digit is 9, so round up: 4 999 → 5 000.