Round 1,250 to the nearest hundred

Step by step

The question

Question: round 1,250 to the nearest hundred.

1 Find the place

The nearest hundred means the hundreds place.

In 1,250, the hundreds digit is 2.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 5.

5 or more: we round up, the hundreds digit goes up by 1.

4 or less: we round down, the hundreds digit stays the same.

5 is 5 or more, so we round up.

3 See it on a number line

1,250 is exactly halfway.

Halfway rounds up, to 1,300.

So 1,250 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1,300.

The sign ≈ means about.

Let's look back.

First: find the place.

Then: look at the next digit.

Last: see it on a number line.