Step by step
The question
Question: round 47 to the nearest ten.
Round 47 to the nearest ten
1 Find the two tens
2 Find the closer one
47 is closer to 50.
So 47 rounded to the nearest ten is 50.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 47 ≈ 50
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the tens is 7.
5 or more rounds up.
Yes!
It works.
tens digit 4, next digit 7: 5 or more → up
Let's look back.
First: find the two tens.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 47 ≈ 50