Rounding numbers 23/10/2018

Fredrick

26/10/2018

WALT - Do rounding numbers.

4,897,542.854

Round the number above to the.....

1. Nearest thousands - 4,898,000
   
   

 4,897,542.854 is between 4,897,000 and 4,898,000.

Since I am rounding to the nearest thousands,

I will look at the the equation whether to round up or down.

Because 5 is equal to 5 I will round up to 4,898,000

      2. Nearest tenths - 4,898,542.9

4,897,542.854 is between 4,898,542.8 and 4,898,542.9.

Since I am rounding up to the nearest tenths,

I will look at the equation whether to round up or down.

Because 5 is equal to 5 I will round up to 4,898,542.8

3. Nearest ten thousands

4,897,542.854 is between 4,800,000 and 4,900,000.

Since I am rounding up to the nearest ten thousands,

I will look at the equation whether to round up or down.

Because 9 is greater than 5 I will round up to 4,900,000

4. Nearest hundredths - 4,897,542.850

4,897,542.854 is between 4,897,542.850 and 4,897,542.860.

Since i’m rounding to the nearest hundredths,

I will look at equation whether to round up or down.

Because 4 i less than 5 i must round it down to 4,897,542.850

5. Nearest tens - 4,897,540

4,897,542.854 is between 4,897,550 and 4,897,540

Since i’m rounding to the nearest hundredths,

I will look at equation whether to round up or down.

Because 4 is less than 5 I must round it down to 4,897,540

6. Nearest whole number - 4,897,543

4,897,542.854 is between 4,897,542 and 4,897,543.

Since I am rounding to the nearest whole number ,

I will look at the tenths place whether to round up or down.

Because 8 is greater than 5 I will round up to 4,897,543

7. Nearest hundreds - 4,897,500

4,897,542.854 is between 4,897,500 and 4,897,600.

Since I am rounding up to the nearest ten thousands,

I will look at the equation whether to round up or down.

Because 9 is greater than 5 I will round up to 4,897,500