Step by step
The question
Question: round 999 to the nearest ten.
Round 999 to the nearest ten
1 Find the two tens
2 Find the closer one
999 is closer to 1,000.
So 999 rounded to the nearest ten is 1,000.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 999 ≈ 1,000
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the tens is 9.
5 or more rounds up.
Yes!
It works.
tens digit 9, next digit 9: 5 or more → up
Let's look back.
First: find the two tens.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 999 ≈ 1,000