Question

Round 29127 and 99255 nearest thousand I believe I did this wrong

Answer 1

Here are your answers:

1. 29127

First, find the place value that equal a thousand, which would be 9...

Then, look to see if the number is greater than 5, which it is.

To rap it up do this:

9 > 5

1 + 1 = 2

=29000

2. First, find the place value that equal a thousand, which would be 9...

Then, look to see if the number is greater than 5, which it is.

To rap it up do this:

9 > 5

2 + 1 = 3

=99000

Therefore your answers are "29000, and 99000."

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

To find the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds place value. If it is 5 and up, round up, if it is 4 and below, round down.

Inside 29127, the hundreds place value has a 1 in it, which is less than 5

29127 rounded to the nearest thousand is 29000.

Inside 99255, the hundreds place value has a 2 in it, which is less than 5

99255 rounded to the nearest thousand is 99000.

hope this helps