Hey there! Today, we’re going to learn about rounding numbers to the nearest hundred. It’s like a little math adventure where we decide if numbers go up or down. Let’s get started!
When we round a number to the nearest hundred, we need to look at the tens place. This helps us decide if we should round up or down. Here’s a simple trick: underline the hundreds place and draw an arrow to the tens place. This shows us where to look!
There’s a special rule to remember: if the number in the tens place is five or higher, we round up. If it’s four or lower, we round down. Easy, right? When we round, the numbers in the tens and ones places turn into zeros.
Let’s see how rounding can be useful. Imagine a park ranger wants to know how many people visited some famous landmarks. We’ll help by rounding the numbers to the nearest hundred.
First, let’s look at the Washington Monument. It had 936 visitors. To round this number, we underline the hundreds place (9) and draw an arrow to the tens place (3). Since 3 is four or lower, we round down. So, 936 becomes 900.
Now it’s your turn! Help the ranger round the visitors for two more landmarks.
The Jefferson Memorial had 249 visitors. Underline the hundreds place (2) and draw an arrow to the tens place (4). Since 4 is four or lower, we round down. So, 249 becomes 200.
The Lincoln Memorial had 817 visitors. Underline the hundreds place (8) and draw an arrow to the tens place (1). Since 1 is four or lower, we round down. So, 817 becomes 800.
Always look at the place to the right of the number you want to round. If it’s four or lower, round down. If it’s five or higher, round up. You’re doing great!
Thanks for learning with us! Keep practicing, and you’ll be a rounding expert in no time. See you next time for more fun math adventures!
Rounding Treasure Hunt: Go on a treasure hunt around your home or classroom! Find different objects and count them. For example, count the number of pencils, books, or toys. Write down the numbers and practice rounding them to the nearest hundred. Share your results with a friend or family member and see if they agree with your rounding!
Rounding Relay Race: Gather a group of friends or classmates and form two teams. Each team will take turns drawing a number card from a deck (you can make these cards with numbers like 123, 456, 789, etc.). The team must quickly round the number to the nearest hundred and shout out the answer. The team with the most correct answers wins the race!
Rounding Detective: Become a rounding detective! Look for numbers in newspapers, magazines, or on signs while you’re out and about. Write down these numbers and practice rounding them to the nearest hundred. Discuss with a parent or teacher why rounding might be useful in real-life situations, like estimating costs or counting large groups of people.
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Welcome to Kids Academy!
When we want to round a number to the nearest hundred, we look at the tens place to help decide whether to round up or down. I like to underline the place I’m rounding to, which is the hundreds place, and draw an arrow to the place that will tell me whether to round up or down—the tens place.
You always look one place to the right of the place you want to round to. In this case, we’re rounding to the nearest hundred, so we’ll look at the tens place. The same rule applies when rounding to the hundreds place as it does for rounding to the tens place.
Five is the key number: if it’s five or higher, you round up; but if it’s four or lower, you round down. You round the number in the hundreds place and make the numbers in the ones and tens places zeros.
Let’s take a look at a real-life situation that requires rounding and see how our rounding to the nearest hundred skills can come in handy. This park ranger wants to record how many people visited these landmarks by rounding to the nearest hundred.
First, we’ll check out the Washington Monument. According to the data, 936 people have visited the Washington Monument. Now let’s round this number to the nearest hundred. We’ll use the strategy of underlining the hundreds place and drawing an arrow to the tens place so we know what numbers we have to look at.
I see a three in the tens place. Since it’s four or lower, we round down. The nine in the hundreds place is underlined, so we round down 936 to 900. When rounding to the hundreds place, the numbers in the tens and ones places become zeros.
Now, here’s a challenge: I want you to help the ranger round the next two landmarks’ visitors to the nearest hundred. Take some time to think, and if you need more time, you can pause the video.
[Pause for thinking]
Okay, here’s the answer: The Jefferson Memorial saw 249 visitors. We round 249 to the nearest hundred. Using the strategy of underlining the hundreds place and drawing an arrow to the tens place, we see a four in the tens place. Since it’s four or lower, we round down. The two in the hundreds place is underlined, so we round down 249 to 200.
The Lincoln Memorial saw 817 visitors. Using the same strategy, we see a one in the tens place. Since it’s four or lower, we round down. The eight in the hundreds place is underlined, so we round down from 817 to 800.
Remember to look at the place to the right of the place that you want to round to and round down if you see a four or lower.
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