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Letter To Family - Value Of Numbers Through Hundred Millions And Money

Chapter 1 1

What We’re Learning

Vocabulary

estimate A number close to an

During the next few weeks, our math class

exact amount. An estimate tells about

will be learning about place value of numbers

how much or about how many.

through hundred millions and about money.

rounding To find about how many

You can expect to see work that provides

or how much by expressing a number

practice with comparing, ordering, and

to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand,

rounding numbers as well as counting and

and so on.

comparing collections of coins.

As we learn how to round numbers, you may

wish to use the following sample as a guide.

Guiding Your Child

Rounding to the Nearest Hundred

To round a number such as 4,175 to the nearest hundred,

hundreds place

↓

first find the digit in the rounding place (1).

4,175

Next, look at the digit in the place to the right

↑

of the rounding place (7).

greater than 5

• If this digit is less than 5, do not change

the digit in the rounding place.

• If it is greater than or equal to 5, increase

the digit in the rounding place by 1.

• Then change all of the digits to the right

of the rounding place to zeros.

Since the digit to the right of the hundreds place is 7 and 7 is

greater than 5, 4,175 rounded to the nearest hundred is 4,200.

Knowing about place value of greater numbers and money will help

students solve problems using these kinds of numbers.

Sincerely,

Your Child’s Teacher

Letter To Family - Value Of Numbers Through Hundred Millions And Money