Round 45,283 to the nearest ten thousand:

• Ten thousands digit: 4
• Digit to the right: 5 (5 or more)
• Round up: 50,000 ✅

Why We Round

Rounding helps us estimate answers quickly:

• About how many students are in the school?
• Approximately how much will these items cost?

Estimation with Rounding

To estimate $3,847 + 2,156$:

• Round: $3,800 + 2,200 = 6,000$ (to nearest hundred)
• Or: $4,000 + 2,000 = 6,000$ (to nearest thousand)

Tip: The actual answer is 6,003. Our estimate was very close!