Rounding Numbers Higher

This worksheet is aimed at those working above expected age.

Round the number to 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000.

Word problems included.
The opening ceremony was watched by 148,904 people.
How many is this to the nearest 10,000?

The number 5 is important when you are rounding numbers.
To round any number you need to follow a rule.

To round 17,842 to the nearest 100, you need to round the digit in the hundred column.
Look at the digit to its right, in the tens column to see which multiple of 100 you need to round the number. The digit in the tens column is 4.