LH10a
Practice - Rounding and Place Values
TRY TO ANSWER IN TWO AND A HALF MINUTES.
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
1. In the number 13,456.87, which digit is in the thousands column? Which digit is in the tens column? Which digit is in the hundredths column?
2. Round 2,345 to the nearest hundred.
3. What is 86.25 rounded to the nearest ten?
4. What is 11,234 rounded to the nearest thousand?
5. Round 1,234.5678 to the nearest hundredth.
6. Which of the following answers shows 1.2745 rounded to the nearest hundredth? a) 1.3, b) 1.275, c) 1.28, or d) 1.27?
ANSWERS
1. The 3 is in the thousands column. The 5 is in the tens column. The 7 is in the hundredths column.
2. 2300. You round down because 45 is less than 50.
3. 90. You round up because 6.25 is greater than 5.
4. 11,000. You do not round down because 234 is less than 500.
5. 1,234.57. You round up because .0078 is greater than .0050.
6. 1.27. You round down because .0045 is less than .0050.