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Which benchmark is nearer?
1 · Learn
To round to the nearest hundred, find the hundreds on either side. For 3,462 they are 3,400 and 3,500. The midpoint is 3,450, so 3,462 rounds to 3,500.
The requested place matters. The same number rounds to 3,460 to the nearest ten and 3,000 to the nearest thousand. At an exact halfway point for these positive numbers, round to the higher benchmark.
2 · Worked example
For 6,500 to the nearest thousand, I choose 7,000 because it is exactly halfway between 6,000 and 7,000.
3 · Your turn
Round 2,748 to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand.
Check your answer
2,750; 2,700; 3,000.
4 · Apply your learning
Mark the two benchmarks and midpoint on a number line before rounding each new example.
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