Unit 6 Contents

Practice rounding the numbers in each problem below.

1. Use this number line to round 8207 to the nearest thousand.

2. What two benchmarks did you use?
1. Round 8207 to the nearest hundred using this number line.

2. What two benchmarks did you use?
3. Compare this rounded number with the rounded number you found in Question 16. Which one is closer to the exact number?
4. Last year, 8207 people attended a high school play. The school expects about the same number to attend this year's show. Which rounded number would be best to use to plan refreshments for this year's show?
1. Use this number line to round 36,736 to the nearest thousand.

2. What two benchmarks did you use?
3. Round 36,736 to the nearest 10,000. Draw a number line showing the benchmarks that
   you use.
4. Last year 36,736 tickets were sold at a fun fair. The planning committee needs to order tickets for this year's fair. Tickets come in rolls of 1000. If they expect about the same number of tickets to be sold, which rounded number should they use to order the tickets?