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Mark the correct alternative of the following.
$1827$ when rounded off to be nearest hundred is?

  1. $1900$

  2. $1820$

  3. $1850$

  4. $1800$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Rounding a number to the nearest hundred, we use the following rules:

A) We round the number up to the nearest hundred if the last two digits in the number are $50$ or above.

B) We round the number down to the nearest hundred if the last two digits in the number are $49$ or below.

C) If the last two digits are $00$, then we do not have to do any rounding, because it is already to the hundred.

Now, we are given a number $1827$ whose hundred place is $27$ which is below $50$, therefore, the nearest hundred to $1827$ is $1800$.

Hence, the nearest hundred of $1827$ when rounded off is $1800$.

Round off 11,125 to thousand place

  1. 11,000

  2. 12,000

  3. 11,120

  4. 1,100


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The given number is $11,125$. The ones place of the number is $5$, the tens place is $2$, the hundreds place is $1$ and the thousands place is $1$.

Its digit at hundreds place is $1$, which is less than 5. So, we replace each of the hundreds, tens and ones digits by $0$ and keep the other digits as they are.

Therefore, the number $11,125$ is rounded off to nearest thousands as $11,000$.

Hence, the number $11,125$ is rounded off to nearest thousands as $11,000$.

Round off to nearest thousands. The given number is 76,823

  1. $76,000$

  2. $75,000$

  3. $77,000$

  4. $78,000$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The given number is $76823$. The one's place of the number is $3$, the tens place is $2$, the hundreds place is $8$ and the thousands place is $6$.

Its digit at hundreds place is $8$, which is greater than $5$. 

So, we increase the digit at thousands place by $1$ and replace each one of the digits at hundreds, tens and ones place by $0$ to get the rounded off numbers that is the number $76823$ is rounded off to nearest thousands as $77000$.

Hence, the number $76823$ is rounded off to the nearest thousands as $77000$.

Round off to nearest thousands. The given number is 24,500

  1. $24,400$

  2. $24,600$

  3. $25,000$

  4. $24,000$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The given number is $24,500$. The one's place of the number is $0$, the tens place is $0$, the hundreds place is $5$ and the thousands place is $4$.

Its digit at hundreds place is $5$.

So, we increase the digit at thousands place by $1$ and replace each one of the digits at hundreds, tens and ones place by $0$ to get the rounded off numbers that is the number $24,500$ is rounded off to nearest thousands as $25,000$.

Hence, the number $24,500$ is rounded off to the nearest thousands as $25000$.

Find the product of 5 and the difference between 328 tenths and 4587 thousandths. Round off your answer to 1 decimal place. 

  1. $146.9$

  2. $141.1$

  3. $139.2$

  4. $140.2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Here we want to find a product of $5$ and the difference between $328$ tenths and $4587$ thousandths.

So,
First we find tenth of $328 = \dfrac {328}{10}  =  32.8$
And
Thousandths of $4587  = \dfrac {4587}{1000}  =  4.587$

And difference between them  $=  32.8  - 4.587  = 28.213$

Now product of $5$ and the difference between $328$ tenths and $4587$ thousandths  $=  5\times 28.213  = 141.065$

And we know that if the hundredths places are fifty or more, the tenths place is increased by one.

Hence, round off answer to 1 decimal place is $141.1$

 Round off $690$ to nearest $100$.

  1. $780$

  2. $690$

  3. $700$

  4. $800$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  The given number is $690$

$\Rightarrow$  Its tens digit are $9$, which is greater than $5$. 
$\Rightarrow$  So, we increase the digits at hundreds place by $1$ and replace each one of the digits at tens and ones place by $0$ to round off the given number to nearest $100$.
$\therefore$   Round off $690$ to nearest $100$ is $700.$

Round off to the nearest $10, 100,$ and $1000$:
$1289$

  1. $1290,1389,1009$

  2. $1290,1300,1000$

  3. $1280, 1300, 1200$

  4. $1280,1200,1000$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Round off to 10 for 1289 is 1280 or 1290 but nearest to 1289 is 1290.

$\Rightarrow$  So, round off to the nearest $10$ is $1290$.
$\Rightarrow$  Round off to 100 for 1289 is 1200 or 1300 but nearest to 1289 is 1300.
$\Rightarrow$  So, round off to the nearest $100$ is $1300$.

$\Rightarrow$  Round off to 1000 for 1289 is 1000 or 2000 but nearest to 1289 is 1000.
$\Rightarrow$  So, round off to the nearest $1000$ is $1000$.

$\therefore$  The answer is $1290,\,1300,\,1000.$

Round-off $13$ to nearest $10$.

  1. $10$

  2. $20$

  3. $13$

  4. $1$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  The given number is $13$

$\Rightarrow$   Its unit digit is $3$ which is less than 5.
$\Rightarrow$   So, we replace unit digit by $0$ keep the other digits as they are to round off the given number to nearest $10$
$\therefore$   Round-off 13 to nearest 10 is $10$.

$(7268 - 2427)$ estimated to the nearest hundred is

  1. $4800$

  2. $4900$

  3. $4841$

  4. $5000$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given value is $7268-2427=4841$

the tens value is $4$ which is less than $5$, so
the estimate value is $4800$.

Rohit's teacher asked him to tell the correct answer after performing the steps given.
$\bullet$ Round off $43, 98$ and $250$ to nearest tens.
$\bullet$ After rounding off, add them.
$\bullet$ Round off the sum to the nearest hundreds.
Then, the correct answer is __________.

  1. $300$

  2. $400$

  3. $350$

  4. $480$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rounding off to nearest tens:

If unit digit is $0,1,2,3,4$ then round down to nearest tens.
If unit digit is $5,6,7,8,9$ then, round up to nearest tens.
$43$ $\rightarrow$ $40$
$98$ $\rightarrow$ $100$
$250$ $\rightarrow$ $250$
$40+100+250$ $\rightarrow$ $390$
$390$  $\rightarrow$  $400$
Hence, Option B is correct.