Rounding to tens

Free interactive math game: Rounding to tens. Part of the Rounding category on MathKite.

Example problems

Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.

  1. Round to tens: 3499
  2. Round to tens: 3279
  3. Round to tens: 344
  4. Round to tens: 5364

About this exercise

Snapping a number to the closest multiple of ten.

How to solve it

Picture the number standing between two neighboring multiples of ten. Whichever it stands nearer claims it — and the ones digit alone reveals which that is.

Worked example

47 rounds to 50, because its ones digit 7 leans it forward, while 43 falls back to 40.

Common mistake

Rounding 45 down. Exactly 5 always rounds up.