How do I round off to the nearest 1000
To round off a number to the nearest 1000, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the digit in the thousands place.
2. Look at the digit immediately to the right of the thousands place.
3. If this digit is less than 5, you can simply drop it and any following digits.
4. If the digit is 5 or greater, add 1 to the digit in the thousands place and replace the remaining digits with zeros.
Here are a couple of examples to help understand the process:
Example 1:
Number: 7,416
The digit in the thousands place is 7, and the digit immediately to the right of it is 4. Since 4 is less than 5, you can drop it and any following digits. Therefore, rounded to the nearest 1000, the number is 7,000.
Example 2:
Number: 12,657
The digit in the thousands place is 1, and the digit immediately to the right of it is 2. Since 2 is greater than or equal to 5, you should add 1 to the digit in the thousands place. The remaining digits are replaced with zeros. Therefore, rounded to the nearest 1000, the number is 13,000.