Rounding To round 57 to the nearest ten

Rounding To round 57 to the nearest ten …. . . decide which two tens it lies between. . 50 57. . . 57 is nearer to 60. 57 rounded to the nearest ten is 60. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall 60

Rounding To round 82 to the nearest ten …. . . decide which two tens it lies between. . 80 82. . . 82 is nearer to 80. 82 rounded to the nearest ten is 80. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall 90

Rounding To round 25 to the nearest ten …. . . decide which two tens it lies between. . 20 25. . . 25 is half way – it’s not nearer to 20 or 30 If it’s half way we always round up. 25 rounded to the nearest ten is 30. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall 30

Rounding To round 326 to the nearest ten …. . . decide which two tens it lies between. . 320 326. . . 326 is nearer to 330. 326 because the 6 is bigger than 5 (half way) we round up 326 rounded to the nearest ten is 330. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall 330

Rounding To round 71 to the nearest ten … 71 1 is less than 5 (half way) so round down to 70 71 rounded to the nearest ten is 70. To round 679 to the nearest ten … 679 9 is greater than 5 (half way) so round up to 680 679 rounded to the nearest ten is 680. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall

Rounding To round 326 to the nearest hundred …. . . decide which two hundreds it lies between. . 300 326. . . 326 is nearer to 300. 326 400 because the 26 is less than 50 (half way) we round down 326 rounded to the nearest hundred is 300. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall

Rounding To round 151 to the nearest hundred … 151 51 is greater than 50 (half way) so round up to 200 151 rounded to the nearest hundred is 200. To round 679 to the nearest hundred… 679 7 is greater than 5 (half way) so round up to 700 (or 79 is greater than 50(half way) so round up to 700) 679 rounded to the nearest hundred is 700. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall

Rounding To round 5. 8 to the nearest unit (whole number) …. . . decide which two units it lies between. . 5 5. 8 6 . . . 5. 8 is nearer to 6. 5. 8 because the 8 is greater than 5 (half way) we round up 5. 8 rounded to the nearest unit is 6. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall

Rounding To round 2. 7 to the nearest unit … 2. 7 7 is greater than 5 (half way) so round up to 3 2. 7 rounded to the nearest unit is 3. To round 8. 26 to the nearest hundred… 8. 26 2 is less than 5 (half way) so round down to 8 (the 6 doesn’t matter – only look at the next digit after the whole number) 8. 26 rounded to the nearest unit is 8. @lhmaths: Lesley Hall