Question

How do you round 30,758 to the nearest ten?

Answer 1

`30,760`

Explanation:

Firstly we have to identify what each of the numbers means. as it has 5 numbers without a decimal point, it means it is in the ten thousand.

As it has a `3` in the thousands slot this means `30,000`

As it has a `7` in the hundreds slot this means `700`

As it has a `5` in the tens slot this means `50`

As it has a `8` in the tens slot this means `8`

When rounding to the nearest ten, we need to find the tens slot which is the `50` and the units after, which is the `8`.

When rounding up, we need the unit ≥5, so we can round it up. In this instance `8>5` so we round up the `5` to a `6`, and this changes the `8 ->0`

`30,758 -> 30,760`