Step by step
The question
Question: round 54 to the nearest ten.
Round 54 to the nearest ten
1 Find the two tens
2 Find the closer one
54 is closer to 50.
So 54 rounded to the nearest ten is 50.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 54 ≈ 50
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the tens is 4.
4 or less rounds down.
Yes!
It works.
tens digit 5, next digit 4: 4 or less → down
Let's look back.
First: find the two tens.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 54 ≈ 50