Real-World Examples of Rounding to the Nearest Thousand

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 Rounding to the nearest thousand means finding the closest multiple of 1000.
• 🧐 Look at the hundreds digit: if it's 5 or greater, round up. If it's 4 or less, round down.
• 🚗 Example: If a car costs $12,600, rounding to the nearest thousand gives you $13,000.
• 🏘️ Another example: If the population of a town is 34,250, rounding to the nearest thousand gives you 34,000.
• 💡 Remember, you're simplifying the number while keeping it close to the original value.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following numbers, when rounded to the nearest thousand, becomes 7,000?
   1. A. 6,499
   2. B. 6,500
   3. C. 7,500
   4. D. 7,600
2. A school has 2,345 students. What is the number of students rounded to the nearest thousand?
   1. A. 2,000
   2. B. 2,300
   3. C. 2,400
   4. D. 3,000
3. A concert sold 8,720 tickets. To the nearest thousand, how many tickets were sold?
   1. A. 8,000
   2. B. 8,700
   3. C. 9,000
   4. D. 9,700
4. A farmer harvested 1,550 apples. Rounded to the nearest thousand, how many apples did he harvest?
   1. A. 1,000
   2. B. 1,500
   3. C. 1,600
   4. D. 2,000
5. The actual cost of building a house was $254,300. What is the approximate cost rounded to the nearest thousand dollars?
   1. A. $254,000
   2. B. $254,300
   3. C. $255,000
   4. D. $260,000
6. A company made a profit of $9,280. To the nearest thousand, what was the company's profit?
   1. A. $9,000
   2. B. $9,200
   3. C. $9,300
   4. D. $10,000
7. The attendance at a football game was 5,125 people. What is the attendance rounded to the nearest thousand?
   1. A. 5,000
   2. B. 5,100
   3. C. 5,200
   4. D. 6,000