Rounding Distances Up and Down

This worksheet is about rounding distances to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 km.

Example

Round the following distance to the nearest 10, 100 & 1000 km.

6427 km

Answers

6427 to the nearest 10 is  6430

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!

6427 to the nearest 100 is    6400

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!

6427 to the nearest 1000 is    6000

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!