Basic 5Mathematics18 min

Compare and Round Large Numbers

A transport manager compares passenger totals and rounds them for a regional report.

Choose the bigger total and the better estimate.

Two stations report passenger counts. The manager needs the exact comparison and a rounded estimate for the notice board.

Compare and Round Large Numbers illustration

A transport manager compares passenger totals and rounds them for a regional report.

Compare 132,734 and 132,635, then round 129,500.

  1. Compare from the left: both have 132 thousand, then 734 is greater than 635.
  2. 129,500 rounds to 130,000 to the nearest ten thousand.