DELHI PRIVATE SCHOOL, SHARJAH
GRADE 4, CLP ASSIGNMENT-APRIL (2013-14)
Rules for Rounding:
1. Identify the place digit that is to be rounded.
a) Round 28,716 to the nearest ten
nearest hundred"
means that the 1, in the tens place,
the hundreds place
is the place digit.
b) Round 28,716 to the
means that the 7, in
is the place digit.
28, 7 1 6
28, 7 1 6
2. Identify the number to its immediate right, called the
rounding digit.
a) Rounding 28,716 to the nearest tens
to the nearest
means the rounding digit is the 6.
the rounding digit
b) Rounding 28,716
hundred means
is the 1.
28, 7 1 6
28, 7 1 6
3. i) If the rounding digit is 5 or higher, round up (add 1
to the place digit).
ii) If the rounding digit is 4 or lower, round down (add
0 to the place digit).
4. All digits to the right of the place digit are written as
zeros. Rewrite the number showing the appropriate
approximation.
a) In rounding 28,716 to the nearest ten,
28,716 to the
b) In rounding
the rounding digit, 6, is more than 5,so we
hundred, the rounding
nearest
must add 1 to the place digit 1, making a 2
than 5, so we
digit , 1, is less
in the tens place, and all of the digits
the place digit,
must add 0 to
following it are zeros:
hundreds place
meaning the
will
remain a 7, and all of the
28,7 1 6
following it are zeros:
digits
+1
28,7 2 0
28,7 1 6
+0
28,7 0 0
So, 28,716 can be approximated as 28,720 when rounded to the
nearest ten and can be approximated as 28,700 when rounded
to the nearest 100.
Notice that the digits to the left of the Place digit remain
unchanged.
Why would you want to round a number?
Rounding is a form of estimation that you use when an
approximation is good enough.
For example when you are buying a TV at the store. The cost
might be marked at $279.00. You could say it is about $300.00.
Exercise: For each of the following, round the number to the
indicated place.
To the nearest 10
To the
nearest 100
a) 726 ________
b) 726
______________
c) 97
________
d)
962______________
e) 528 ________
f)
4,951_____________
g) 598 _________
h)
4,609____________
Procedure: Identify the place digit and the rounding digit,
decide whether the number will round up or down and then round
the number.