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When rounding whole numbers using front-end rounding, what should be done if the number to the right of the place value being rounded is 5 or more?
When rounding whole numbers using front-end rounding, what should be done if the number to the right of the place value being rounded is 5 or more?
- Round to the nearest ten
- Round down by keeping the place value being rounded as the same digit, and changing all the other digits to zero
- Round up by bumping the place value being rounded up one digit, and changing all the other digits to zero (correct)
- Round to the nearest thousand
Why is 5 considered the midpoint when rounding?
Why is 5 considered the midpoint when rounding?
- Because 5 is always rounded down
- Because it is a common convention
- Because 5 is the easiest number to work with
- Because 5 is half of 10 (correct)
In front-end rounding, if the number to the right of the place value being rounded is less than 5, what should be done?
In front-end rounding, if the number to the right of the place value being rounded is less than 5, what should be done?
- Round down by keeping the place value being rounded as the same digit, and changing all the other digits to zero (correct)
- Round up by bumping the place value being rounded up one digit, and changing all the other digits to zero
- Round to the nearest ten
- Round to the nearest thousand
What is the general idea behind rounding?
What is the general idea behind rounding?
When rounding 372 to the nearest hundred, what is the rounded answer?
When rounding 372 to the nearest hundred, what is the rounded answer?
What is front-end estimation?
What is front-end estimation?
When rounding decimals using front-end rounding, what happens if the digit to the right of the place value being rounded is 5 or more?
When rounding decimals using front-end rounding, what happens if the digit to the right of the place value being rounded is 5 or more?
What is the result of front-end rounding 0.796 to the nearest tenth?
What is the result of front-end rounding 0.796 to the nearest tenth?
In front-end estimation, what is done after rounding the numbers involved in a calculation?
In front-end estimation, what is done after rounding the numbers involved in a calculation?
Why is front-end estimation useful?
Why is front-end estimation useful?
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