Rounding and EstimatingLESSON 17 POWER UP D PAGE 108
Rounding 5 or higher: round up 4 or lower: round down
Whole Numbers Round 2,436,501 to the nearest ten thousand.
Decimal Numbers Same rounding rules as whole numbers Do not fill the places dropped with zeros
Round 4.125832 to two decimal places. Round 2.701234 to the nearest whole number.
Mixed Numbers Multiply the numerator by 2 If the product is less than the denominator, round down If the product is greater than the denominator, round up
Or Numerator less than the denominator round down Numerator greater than the denominator round up
Mixed Numbers Round to the nearest whole number
Estimating Estimate the sum of 1432 and 4721.
Sam works 38 hours for $7.75 per hour. He calculated his paycheck at $2945.00. What is a reasonable estimate of what Sam earns?