BELL RINGER
1. What is the value of the 6 in 306,899?
2. 68 +48
3. What is 100 less than 3,011 4. What is six hours after 2 p.m.?
THE ROUNDING CHANT
Find your place! Underline the digit.
Look next door.
If it’s 5 or higher, add 1 more.
If it’s 4 or lower, just ignore.
Round this number to the nearest
ten thousand.
Find your place.. Underline the digit.
3 6 8,9 7 1Underline the number in the ten
thousands place.
Round this number to the nearest
ten thousand.
Look next door.
3 6 8,9 7 1
Draw an arrow to the right of the number.
Round this number to the nearest
ten thousand.
If it’s 5 or higher, add 1 more!
3 6 8,9 7 1
If it’s 4 or lower, just ignore.
Round this number to the nearest
ten thousand.
5 or higher, add 1 more. 8 is larger than four, so you add one more!
3 6 8,9 7 1
Add 1 to the 6.
+1
Round this number to the nearest
ten thousand.
5 or higher, add 1 more.
3 7 0,0 0 0Add 1 to the 6 and all the numbers
to the right of the 7 become 0’s.
The Answer
368,971 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is
3 7 0,0 0 0
Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
Find your place.. Underline the digit.
2 4 ,3 7 1Underline the number in the
thousands place.
Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
Look next door.
2 4,3 7 1
Draw an arrow to the right of the number.
Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
If it’s 5 or higher, add 1 more!
2 4,3 7 1
If it’s 4 or lower, just ignore.
Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
3 is less than four, so leave the thousands digit alone!2 4,3 7 1
If it’s 4 or lower, just ignore.
Round this number to the nearest
thousand.
4 or lower, just ignore.
2 4, 0 0 0
Change the numbers to left of 5 to 0’s.
The Answer
24,371 rounded to the nearest thousand is
2 4, 0 0 0
Round this number to the nearestdollar.
Find your place.
$ 5. 8 7
Underline the number where the dollarsare.
Round this number to the nearestdollar.
Look next door.
$ 5. 8 7
Draw an arrow to the right of thecircled number.
Round this number to the nearestdollar.
5 or higher, add 1 more!
$ 5. 8 7If it’s 4 or lower, just ignore.
Round this number to the nearestdollar.
5 or higher, add 1 more.
$ 5. 8 7
Since 8 is greater than 5 add 1 to the5.
+1
Round this number to the nearestdollar.
5 or higher, add 1 more.
$ 6. 0 0Change the 5 to a 6 and change all the
numbers to the right to 0’s.
The Answer
$5.87 rounded to the
nearest dollar is
$ 6. 0 0