• WELCOME TO MATH!

  
  
  Let's round numbers!
  
  Please open your Math textbook to page 46.
  
  When a quesion or problem asks " about how many," it is asking for an  estimate and one way to give an estimate is to  round a number to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand.
  
  Let's think about the number 2700.
  
  Q: What two  thousands is 2700 between?
  A: 2000 and 3000
  
  Q: Which thousand is 2700 nearer to?
  A: 3000
  
  RULE: When the digit in a number's hundreds place is greater than 5, the number  rounds up to the next greater thousand.
  
  RULE: When the digit in a number's hundreds place is less than 5, the number  rounds down to the lesser thousand.
  
  Hmmm ... Is 2500 closer to 2000 or 3000?
  A: Neither. it is halfway between.
  
  * Please notice that 3-digit numbers can also be rounded to the nearest ten. *
  
  Please review page 46.
  When you are comfortable with the rounding process, please advance to 'Your Turn!'
  
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  YOUR TURN!

  Please complete the even-numbered problems on page 47.
  
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  FOR SUBMISSION:  Math Workbook p. 7