1. Rounding
Whole Numbers
and Money
© 2007 M. Tallman

2. Find your number. Look right next door. 4 or less, just ignore.
Rounding
Memorize this Poem
Find your number.
Look right next door.
4 or less, just ignore.
5 or more, add 1 more.
© 2007 M. Tallman

3. Round to the nearest tens place
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest tens place 4 6
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

4. Round to the nearest tens place
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: If the number is 5 or greater, then add 1 to the circled number.
Step 5: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest tens place 4 5 6
4 + 1 = 5
6 is not less than 4
5 or more, add 1 more.
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

5. 46 rounded to the nearest tens place is
Number Line
46 rounded to the nearest tens place is 50 46 50 40
46 is closer to 50 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

6. Round to the nearest tens place
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest tens place 7 3
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

7. Round to the nearest tens place
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest tens place
Just Ignore! 7 3
3 is less than 4
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

8. 73 rounded to the nearest tens place is
Number Line
73 rounded to the nearest tens place is 70 73 80 70
73 is closer to 70 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

9. Round to the nearest hundreds place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. 5 6 8
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

10. Round to the nearest hundreds place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: If the number is 5 or greater, then add 1 to the circled number.
Step 5: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. 6 5 6 8
6 is not less than 4
5 + 1 = 6
5 or more, add 1 more.
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

11. 568 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
Number Line
568 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
600
600
500
568
568 is closer to 600 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

12. Round to the nearest thousands place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest thousands place. 4 , 2 8 9
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

13. Round to the nearest thousands place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest thousands place. 3 4 , 2 8 9
Just Ignore!
2 is less than 4
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

14. 4,289 rounded to the nearest thousands place is
Number Line
4,289 rounded to the nearest thousands place is
4,000
4,000
4,289
5,000
4,289 is closer to 4,000 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

15. Round to the nearest hundreds place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. 6 , 4 5 3
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

16. Round to the nearest hundreds place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: If the number is 5 or greater, then add 1 to the circled number.
Step 5: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. 6 , 4 5 5 3
5 is not less than 4
4 + 1 = 5
5 or more, add 1 more.
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

17. 6,453 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
Number Line
6,453 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
6,500
6,453
6,000
6,500
6,453 is closer to 6,500 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

18. Round to the nearest hundreds place.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. 4 , 9 5 7
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

19. 4 5 , 9 5 7 +1 4 or less, just ignore. 5 or more, add 1 more. Rounding
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: If the number is 5 or greater, then add 1 to the circled number.
Step 5: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest hundreds place. +1 4 5 , 9 5 7
5 is not less than 4
10 hundreds = 1,000. Time to regroup!
9 + 1 = 10
5 or more, add 1 more.
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

20. 4,957 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
Number Line
4,957 rounded to the nearest hundreds place is
5,000
4,957
4,900
5,000
4,957 is closer to 5,000 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

21. Round to the nearest dollar.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest dollar. $ 7 . 6 4
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

22. Round to the nearest dollar.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: If the number is 5 or greater, then add 1 to the circled number.
Step 5: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest dollar. $ 7 8 . 6 4
6 is not less than 4
7 + 1 = 8
5 or more, add 1 more.
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

23. $7.64 rounded to the nearest dollar is
Number Line
$7.64 rounded to the nearest dollar is
$8.00
$7.00
$7.64
$8.00
$7.64 is closer to $8.00 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

24. Round to the nearest ten cents.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Rounding
Round to the nearest ten cents. $ 8 . 2 4
Look right next door.
Find your number.
© 2007 M. Tallman

25. Round to the nearest ten cents.
Step 1: Circle the digit in the place that you must round to.
Step 2: Draw an arrow to the place on the right.
Step 3: If the number is four or less, then the circled number stays the same.
Step 4: All numbers to the right of the circled number become zeros.
Rounding
Round to the nearest ten cents. $ 8 . 2 4
Just Ignore!
4 = 4
4 or less, just ignore.
© 2007 M. Tallman

26. $8.24 rounded to the nearest ten cents is
Number Line
$8.24 rounded to the nearest ten cents is
$8.20
$8.20
$8.24
$8.30
$8.24 is closer to $8.20 on the number line.
© 2007 M. Tallman

27. Your Turn! Round to the… …nearest ten 544 …nearest hundred 9,564
…nearest million ,897,876
…nearest thousand 5,389
…nearest hundred thousand ,900
…nearest ten cents $8.35
…nearest thousand 5,785,965
…nearest dollar $56.39
…nearest hundred ,987
540
9,600
13,000,000
5,000
200,000
$8.40
5,786,000
$56.00
936,000
© 2007 M. Tallman