ROUNDING

OFF
When we round off
numbers?
✔ We round of numbers
only when we need to
estimate.
✔ Exact figures are not
needed.
ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS
Step 1: Underline the place being
Step 2: rounded.
Look at the number to the right.
Step 3: If the number is 5 or more, add 1
more to the underlined number.
If the number is less than 5, let the
underlined number be same.
Step 4: Change all the digits to the right of
the underlined number to zero.
The numbers in the left remains
 Rounding off the number
78,326 to the nearest 10
1. 78326
2. The next number is 6, which
is more than 5. That is, 6>5.
3. Add 1 more to the
underlined number. That is
2+1 = 3
4. Now, all the digits to the
right is zero.
That is, 78330

Ans: 78,330
Rounding off number 78326 to the
nearest 10 using Number Line
The number 78,326 is between 78,320 & 78,330

78320 78321 78322 78323 78324 78325 78326 78327 78328 78329 78330

The number 78,326 is close to

78,330.
So, 78,326 is ROUNDED UP to
 Rounding off the number
78,326 to the nearest 100
1. 78326
2. The next number is 2,
which is less than 5. That is,
2<5.
3. Let the underlined number
be same.
4. Now, all the digits to the
right is zero.
That is, 78300

Ans: 78,300
Rounding off number 78,326 to the
nearest 100 using Number Line
The number 78,326 is between 78,300 & 78,400

78300 78310 78320 78330 78340 78350 78360 78370 78380 78390 78400

The number 78,326 is close to 78,300

So, 78,326 is ROUNDED DOWN to
Rounding off the number
78,326 to the nearest 1000
1. 78326
2. The next number is 3,
which is less than 5. That is,
3<5.
3. Let the underlined number
be same.
4. Now, all the digits to the
right is zero.
That is, 78000

Ans: 78,000
Rounding off number 78,326 to the
nearest 1000 using Number Line
The number 78,326 is between 78,000 & 79,000

78000 78100 78200 78300 78400 78500 78600 78700 78800 78900 79000

The number 78,326 is close to 78,000

So, 78,326 is ROUNDED DOWN to
 Rounding off the number
78,326 to the nearest 10000
1. 78326
2. The next number is 8, which
is more than 5. That is, 8>5.
3. Add 1 more to the
underlined number. That is
7+1 = 8
4. Now, all the digits to the
right is zero.
That is, 80000

Ans: 80,000
Rounding off number 78,326 to the
nearest 10,000 using Number Line
The number 78,326 is between 70,000 & 80,000

70000 71000 72000 73000 74000 75000 76000 77000 78000 79000 80000

The number 78,326 is close to

80,000
So, 78,326 is ROUNDED UP to