6 — Practice Exercises
Practice Exercises
Solution & Explanation · ID: 1D2360E8
Question
Round 4,567,892 to the nearest ten thousand.
Hint
Find the ten thousands place, then look at the digit to its right to decide whether to round up or down.
Concept
When rounding to a specific place value, look at the digit immediately to the right. If it's 5 or greater, round up; if less than 5, round down.
Show Answer
4,570,000
Show Solution
1
Identify the ten thousands place in 4,567,892 (the digit 6)
2
Look at the digit to the right of the ten thousands place (the thousands place has 7)
3
Since 7 ≥ 5, round up
4
Increase the ten thousands digit from 6 to 7
5
Replace all digits to the right of the ten thousands place with zeros
6
The rounded number is 4,570,000