Rounding To The Nearest 1,000

The number rounded to the nearest thousand.

What's given in the problem

• A number

Helpful information:

• To round a number to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds digit

• If the hundreds digit is less than 5, round down

• If the hundreds digit is 5 or greater, round up

How to solve:

Look at the hundreds digit of the number and round up or down accordingly.

Step 1

• Look at the hundreds digit of the number.

Step 2

• If the hundreds digit is less than 5, round down.

• Step 3

• If the hundreds digit is 5 or greater, round up.

Solution

The number rounded to the nearest thousand.

Rounding numbers to the nearest thousand means we need to write that multiple of 1000 which is closest to the given number. For this, we need to check the digit to the right of the thousands place, that is, the hundreds place. For example, when 3100 is rounded to the nearest thousand, it becomes 3000.

Here's more about rounding to the nearest 1000

Rounding to the nearest 1000 involves looking at the last three digits of a number. If the digit immediately after the last group of three is less than 5, you round down, and if it's 5 or greater, you round up.

For example, 4467 rounded to the nearest 1000 would be 4000, while 4767 would become 5000. This process helps simplify numbers and makes them easier to understand in terms of large quantities, like thousands.