Basic 4Mathematics17 min

Rounding Trotro Stops

Estimating passenger counts and fares at trotro stops during a morning route.

Round whole numbers by locating the nearest benchmark number.

A trotro mate wants quick estimates for passenger totals across stops. Round the exact counts to useful nearby numbers.

Rounding Trotro Stops illustration

Estimating passenger counts and fares at trotro stops during a morning route.

Round 347 to the nearest hundred.

  1. Place 347 between 300 and 400 on the route line. The midpoint stop is 350.
  2. Since 347 is before 350, move back to 300. 347 rounds to 300 to the nearest hundred.