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This activity is about rounding distances to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 km.
Example
Round the following distance to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 km.
6,427 km
Answers
6,427 to the nearest 10 is 6,430
Remember when rounding to the nearest 10, look at the ones place. If the number in the ones place is less than 5, round down! If the number in the ones place is 5 or more, round up!
6,427 to the nearest 100 is 6,400
Remember when rounding to the nearest hundred, look at the tens place. If the number in the tens place is less than 5, round down! If the number in the tens place is 5 or more, round up!
6,427 to the nearest 1,000 is 6,000
Remember when rounding to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds place. If the number in the hundreds place is less than 5, round down! If the number in the hundreds place is 5 or more, round up!
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