Place Value & Rounding
10 free practice questions with explanations
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Place Value & Rounding: example questions & answers
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What is 3,847 rounded to the nearest 100?
- A3,900
- B4,000
- C3,847
- D3,800✓
Answer: 3,847 lies between 3,800 and 3,900. The digit after the hundreds decides it, so it rounds to 3,800.
What is 2,519 rounded to the nearest 100?
- A2,600
- B3,000
- C2,500✓
- D2,519
Answer: 2,519 lies between 2,500 and 2,600. The digit after the hundreds decides it, so it rounds to 2,500.
What is 6,472 rounded to the nearest 1000?
- A7,000
- B10,000
- C6,000✓
- D6,472
Answer: 6,472 lies between 6,000 and 7,000. The digit after the thousands decides it, so it rounds to 6,000.
What is 8,135 rounded to the nearest 1000?
- A9,000
- B8,000✓
- C10,000
- D8,135
Answer: 8,135 lies between 8,000 and 9,000. The digit after the thousands decides it, so it rounds to 8,000.
What is 4,650 rounded to the nearest 100?
- A4,600
- B5,000
- C4,700✓
- D4,650
Answer: 4,650 lies between 4,600 and 4,700. The digit after the hundreds decides it, so it rounds to 4,700.
What is 9,284 rounded to the nearest 10?
- A9,280✓
- B9,290
- C9,300
- D9,284
Answer: 9,284 lies between 9,280 and 9,290. The digit after the tens decides it, so it rounds to 9,280.
In the number 45,678, what is the value of the digit in the thousands place?
- A5
- B50000
- C5000✓
- D500
Answer: The thousand digit is 5, and each one is worth 1000, so its value is 5 × 1000 = 5000. The digit itself is 5 — the question asks what it is WORTH.
In the number 30,294, what is the value of the digit in the hundreds place?
- A2
- B200✓
- C2000
- D20
Answer: The hundred digit is 2, and each one is worth 100, so its value is 2 × 100 = 200. The digit itself is 2 — the question asks what it is WORTH.
In the number 72,016, what is the value of the digit in the tens place?
- A1
- B100
- C6
- D10✓
Answer: The ten digit is 1, and each one is worth 10, so its value is 1 × 10 = 10. The digit itself is 1 — the question asks what it is WORTH.
In the number 58,403, what is the value of the digit in the thousands place?
- A8000✓
- B8
- C80000
- D800
Answer: The thousand digit is 8, and each one is worth 1000, so its value is 8 × 1000 = 8000. The digit itself is 8 — the question asks what it is WORTH.