rounding numbers

WALT - Round Numbers

24,689.475

Round this number too the….

• Nearest whole number

24,689.475 =  24,689

24,689.475  is between 24,689and 24, 690 Since i am rounding up to the nearest whole number I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down.Because 4 is less than 5 i will round down to 24,689

• Nearest ten thousand
• 24,689.475 = 20,000

24,689.475 is between 20,000 and 30,000. Since i am rounding up to the nearest ten thousand I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down.Because 4 is less than 5 i will round down to 20,000

• Nearest tenths =
• 24,689.475 = 24,689.475

24,689.475  is between 24,689.4 and 24,689.5. Since i am rounding up to the nearest tenths I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down.Because 4 is less than 5 i will round down to 24,689.44w

• Nearest hundreds =
• 24,689.475 = 600

24,689.475  is between 600 and 700. Since i am rounding up to the nearest hundreds I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down.Because 4 is less than 5 i will round down to 600

• Nearest hundredth
• 24,689. 475 = .70

24,689.475  is between .70 and .80. Since i am rounding up to the nearest hundredth I will look at the number in the tenths place to decide whether to round up or down.Because 5 is less than 5 i will round down to 70