Rounding to the Nearest Thousand
A Grade 5 math worksheet focused on rounding numbers to the nearest thousand, including practice problems and real-world scenarios.
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Rounding to the Nearest Thousand
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to round numbers to the nearest thousand. Show your work where applicable.
1. To round a number to the nearest thousand, look at the digit in the place.
2. If the digit in the hundreds place is 5 or greater, you up the thousands digit.
3. If the digit in the hundreds place is less than 5, you down the thousands digit.
4. Which number rounds to 7,000 when rounded to the nearest thousand?
6,499
7,501
6,823
7,999
5. A school has 2,345 students. Rounded to the nearest thousand, how many students are there?
2,000
2,300
3,000
2,500
Round each number to the nearest thousand.
6. 4,789
7. 1,234
8. 9,500
9. 3,099
10. Plot the number 5,600 on the number line below and round it to the nearest thousand.
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11. The number 8,499 rounded to the nearest thousand is 9,000.
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False
12. Rounding 1,500 to the nearest thousand gives you 2,000.
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False
13. A city has a population of 17,852 people. What is the population rounded to the nearest thousand?
14. A farmer harvested 5,120 pounds of apples. Round this amount to the nearest thousand pounds.