what is 364 to the

nearest 100?
400

300

what is 364 to the

nearest 10?
370

360
 Tara and Kieran start with exactly the
same number

Tara rounds this number to Kieran rounds the number

the nearest 10 to the nearest 100

Kieran’s number is now

double Tara’s number

how can that happen?

KS2 SAT question

complete the table: the difference is:
nearest 100 – nearest 10

number nearest 100 nearest 10 difference

174 200 170 + 30
438
563
218
35
923
263
871

why are some differences the same?

what could the the difference is
nearest 10 – nearest 100
numbers be?

number nearest 100 nearest 10 difference

– 30
– 50
+ 50
+ 10
– 10
+ 20
0
49
51

what type of number has a difference of – 40 ?

which 10 (whole) which 5 (whole)
numbers round to numbers round to
700 to the nearest 300 to the nearest
100 and 100 and
670 to the nearest 10 ? 250 to the nearest 10 ?

which 5 (whole) which 5 (whole)

numbers round to numbers round to
400 to the nearest 800 to the nearest
100 and 100 and
450 to the nearest 10 ? 850 to the nearest 10 ?
the difference between two the difference between two
whole numbers is 2 whole numbers is 2
when rounded to the when rounded to the
nearest 100 the difference nearest 1000 the difference
is 100 is 1000
what could the two what could the two
numbers be? numbers be?

the difference between two the difference between two

numbers is 0.2 numbers is 0.02
when rounded to the when rounded to the
nearest ten the difference nearest unit the difference
is 10 is 1
what could the two what could the two
numbers be? numbers be?
the difference between two 49 and 51
whole numbers is 2 or
when rounded to the 249 and 251
nearest 100 the difference or
is 100 749 and 751
what could the two or
numbers be? 1349 and 1351
etc.

in general?

100n + 49 and
100n + 51
n = 0, 1, 2, …
the difference between two 499 and 501
whole numbers is 2 or
when rounded to the 1499 and 1501
nearest 1000 the difference or
is 1000 3499 and 3401
what could the two or
numbers be? 5499 and 5501

etc.

in general?

1000n + 499 and

1000n + 501
n = 0, 1, 2, …
the difference between two 4.9 and 5.1
numbers is 0.2 or
when rounded to the 14.9 and 15.1
nearest ten the difference or
is 10 24.9 and 25.1
what could the two or
numbers be? 94.9 and 95.1

etc.

in general?

10n + 4.9 and

10n + 5.1
n = 0, 1, 2, …
the difference between two 0.49 and 0.51
numbers is 0.02 or
when rounded to the 1.49 and 1.51
nearest unit the difference or
is 1 2.49 and 2.51
what could the two or
numbers be? 9.49 and 9.51

etc.

in general?

n + 0.49 and
n + 0.51
n = 0, 1, 2, …
a–b=2

when ‘a’ and ‘b’ are rounded to the nearest 10

they are both 10

what is the range of possible values for ‘a’ ?

what is the range of possible values for ‘b’?

a–b=2

when ‘a’ and ‘b’ are rounded to the nearest 10

they are both 10

what is the range of possible values for ‘a’ ?

what is the range of possible values for ‘b’?

b
what is 36,458 to
the nearest 1000?
37,000

36,000

what is 36,458 to
the nearest 100?
36,500

36,400
 nearest nearest nearest nearest
10,000 1,000 100 10

40,000 37,000 36,300 36,290

36, 284 30,000 36,000 36,200 36,280
up down up down

nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10

80,000 73,000 72,200 72,190

72,186 70,000 72,000 72,100 72,180
down down up up
 nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest
10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10
50,000 44,000 43,800 43,730 40,000 35,000 34,700 34,680
43, 728 34, 674
40,000 43,000 43,700 43,720 30,000 34,000 34,600 34,670

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
20,000 17,000 16,400 16,370 60,000 58,000 57,900 10
57,830
16, 367 57, 821
10,000 16,000 16,300 16,360 50,000 57,000 57,800 57,820

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10
86, 769 72, 568

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10

62, 754 29, 341

 nearest nearest nearest nearest
10,000 1,000 100 10

30,000 30,000 29,400 29,350

29, 341 20,000 29,000 29,300 29,340
up down down down

nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10

70,000 63,000 62,800 62,760

62,754 60,000 62,000 62,700 62,750
down up up down
with the examples you have looked at, 10 of the 16 ways that a number is rounded up or down at each stage
can you find examples for the other six ways, e.g. down down down down ?

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10

nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest nearest

10,000 1,000 100 10 10,000 1,000 100
10