Introduction to Whole Numbers: example 1.5

Round $103,978$ to the nearest:

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

Your turn

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Round 206,981 to the nearest: ⓐ hundred ⓑ thousand ⓒ ten thousand.

How did it go?

Round $103,978$ to the nearest:

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

How did it go?

Locate the hundreds place in 103,978.
Underline the digit to the right of the hundreds place.
Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the 9. Replace all digits to the right of the hundreds place with zeros.
	So, 104,000 is 103,978 rounded to the nearest hundred.

Locate the hundreds place in 103,978.
Underline the digit to the right of the hundreds place.
Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the 9. Replace all digits to the right of the hundreds place with zeros.
	So, 104,000 is 103,978 rounded to the nearest hundred.

Locate the thousands place and underline the digit to the right of the thousands place.
Since 9 is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the 3. Replace all digits to the right of the hundreds place with zeros.
	So, 104,000 is 103,978 rounded to the nearest thousand.

Locate the ten thousands place and underline the digit to the right of the ten thousands place.
Since 3 is less than 5, we leave the 0 as is, and then replace the digits to the right with zeros.
	So, 100,000 is 103,978 rounded to the nearest ten thousand.