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Rounding to the nearest thousand worksheets

Rounding to the nearest thousand is where place value has to hold up across five digits. These free printable worksheets keep one place for the whole page, with an answer key to check against.

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Rounding to the nearest thousand
Rounding to the nearest thousand worksheet — Numbers to 99,999, free printable with answer key

The answer key prints on a separate page.

What's on this sheet

The hundreds digit decides, and everything to its right is noise. 59,494 rounds down to 59,000 because of the 4 in the hundreds place, even though the 9 beside it looks as though it should push the number up. That one comparison is what the page repeats.

Why this sheet works

The numbers run from 1,001 to 99,999. A rounded answer can carry into a new place, so 72,905 becomes 73,000 and a 9 in the thousands place can change the digit before it as well. Those are the questions worth slowing down for, and the check is always the same: the answer should be close to the number you started with.

How this one works

17376 to the nearest thousand

17376
17376
17376
17000or18000?
17376
17376→17000
  1. Find the thousands digit first — that is the one that might change.
  2. Now look at the single digit just after it: 3. Nothing further along matters at all.
  3. 3 is less than 5, so 17376 is nearer 17000 than 18000. It stays down.
  4. So 17376 to the nearest thousand is 17000.

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