Rounding Rules Reference Chart
Rounding Desk Visual • Round Down vs. Round Up
Nearest 10 & 100 Quick Helper
Target Digit Boss (Next Door) Zeros (0)
Round Down
"4 or less, let it rest!"
Stay Same
If Boss is:
0 1 2 3 4
TARGET DIGIT STAYS THE SAME
All digits to the right turn into zeros (0)
Round Up
"5 or more, let it soar!"
Add +1
If Boss is:
5 6 7 8 9
ADD +1 TO THE TARGET DIGIT
All digits to the right turn into zeros (0)
10 Nearest Ten Underline 10s • Boss is 1s
362
2 ≤ 4
360
587
7 ≥ 5
590
100 Nearest Hundred Underline 100s • Boss is 10s
438
3 ≤ 4
400
761
6 ≥ 5
800
The 9-Rollover Alert: When rounding 49(6) to tens: 6 rounds up, making 9 + 1 = 10. The 1 rolls over to hundreds: 500!
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Rounding Desk Visual • Round Down vs. Round Up
Nearest 10 & 100 Quick Helper
Target Digit Boss (Next Door) Zeros (0)
Round Down
"4 or less, let it rest!"
Stay Same
If Boss is:
0 1 2 3 4
TARGET DIGIT STAYS THE SAME
All digits to the right turn into zeros (0)
Round Up
"5 or more, let it soar!"
Add +1
If Boss is:
5 6 7 8 9
ADD +1 TO THE TARGET DIGIT
All digits to the right turn into zeros (0)
10 Nearest Ten Underline 10s • Boss is 1s
362
2 ≤ 4
360
587
7 ≥ 5
590
100 Nearest Hundred Underline 100s • Boss is 10s
438
3 ≤ 4
400
761
6 ≥ 5
800
The 9-Rollover Alert: When rounding 49(6) to tens: 6 rounds up, making 9 + 1 = 10. The 1 rolls over to hundreds: 500!