Question: **Directions: Tom Turkey needs help finding his place on the number lines. Place a dot on the…

Directions: Tom Turkey needs help finding his place on the number lines. Place a dot on the number line where Tom should move to. Then, round the number.

1. 538

   • Nearest 10: 540

2. 3,859

   • Nearest 100:

3. 12,192

   • Nearest 1,000:

4. 127,581

   • Nearest 10,000:

Solution

Problem 1 The nearest 10 to 538 is already given as 540. Problem 2 Find the nearest 100 to 3,859. Step 1: Identify the hundreds place. \[ 3,800 & \] Step 2: Look at the tens digit. \[ 5 & \] Step 3: Since the tens digit is 5 or more, round up. \[ 3,900 & \] Therefore, the nearest 100 to 3,859 is 3,900. --- Problem 3 Find the nearest 1,000 to 12,192. Step 1: Identify the thousands place. \[ 12,000 & \] Step 2: Look at the hundreds digit. \[ 1 & \] Step 3: Since the hundreds digit is less than 5, round down. \[ 12,000 & \] Therefore, the nearest 1,000 to 12,192 is 12,000. --- Problem 4 Find the nearest 10,000 to 127,581. Step 1: Identify the ten thousands place. \[ 120,000 & \] Step 2: Look at the thousands digit. \[ 7 & \] Step 3: Since the thousands digit is 5 or more, round up. \[ 130,000 & \] Therefore, the nearest 10,000 to 127,581 is 130,000.