XIN ZHONG PRIMARY SCHOOL

School Year 2022 – 2023

MATHEMATICS INFO MAP 1

Semester 1 – Primary 4

Chapter 1
Rounding Numbers

Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was. The result is less accurate, but
easier to use. This info map will show how to round the number to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand without
number lines.

Here's the general rule for rounding:

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Round the number down Round the number up

When rounding a number, you first need to ask: what are you rounding it to? Numbers can be rounded to the nearest
ten, the nearest hundred, the nearest thousand, and so on.

The symbol of round numbers is approximately equal to (≈). The approximately symbol is used in math to indicate
that two expressions are approximately equal to each other. Typically, the symbol is used in an expression like this: 29
≈ 30.

Round to the nearest ten

These are step by step:
1) Mark the number in tens place
2) Look at the number in ones place
3) Decide the number is round up or round down
Example:
Round 125 to the nearest ten.

125
1) Mark the number in tens 2) The ones place is 5, so its
place round up. We need to add

So, 125 is 130, when

round to the nearest
ten.

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 Round to the nearest hundred
These are step by step:
1) Mark the number in hundreds place
2) Look at the number in tens place
3) Decide the number is round up or round down
Example:
Round 50 125 to the nearest hundred.

50 125
1) Mark the number in hundreds place 2) The tens place
is 2, so its

So, 50 125 is 50 100,

when round to the
nearest hundred.
Round to the nearest thousand
These are step by step:
1) Mark the number in thousands place
2) Look at the number in hundreds place
3) Decide the number is round up or round down
Example:
Round 73 569 to the nearest thousand.

73 569
1) Mark the number in thousands place

2) The hundreds place is 5,

so its round up. We need

So, 73 569 is 74 000,

when round to the
nearest hundred.

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