Step by step
The question
Question: round 4,780 to the nearest thousand.
Round 4,780 to the nearest thousand
1 Find the two thousands
2 Find the closer one
4,780 is closer to 5,000.
So 4,780 rounded to the nearest thousand is 5,000.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 4,780 ≈ 5,000
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the thousands is 7.
5 or more rounds up.
Yes!
It works.
thousands digit 4, next digit 7: 5 or more → up
Let's look back.
First: find the two thousands.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 4,780 ≈ 5,000