Question

Explain How you round. What does 13,501 rounded to the nearest ten thousand?

Answer 1

The order before the decimal point is as follows,

(Million)(Hundred thousand)(Ten thousand)(Thousand)(Hundred)(Ten)(One) 

The order after the decimal point is as follows,

(Tenth)(Hundredth)(Thousandth)(Ten thousandth)(Hundred thousandth)

The general rule for rounding:

If the number you are rounding is followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up. Example: 38 rounded to the nearest ten is 40

If the number you are rounding is followed by 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round the number down. Example: 33 rounded to the nearest ten is 30

Hence,

13,501 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 10,000.

Answer 2

The answer is 14,000 because 13,501 is larger than 13,500 so you'd have to choose the next number.