When rounding to the nearest… |
Look at the ___ column: |
Example |
10 |
Ones 12 |
12 to the nearest 10 = 10 because 2 = round down |
100 |
Tens 345 |
345 to the nearest 100 = 300 because 4 = round down |
1000 |
Hundreds 4678 |
4678 to the nearest 1000=5000 because 6 = round up |
10,000 |
Thousands 86,778 |
86,778 to the nearest 10,000=90,000 because 6 = round up |
100,000 |
Ten Thousands 156,789 |
156,789 to the nearest 100,000=200,000 because 5 = round up |
1,000,000 |
Hundred Thousands 7,346,792 |
7,346,792 to the nearest 1,000,000=7,000,000 because 3 = round down |