Rounding Decimal Numbers to the Nearest Ten Thousandth
Rounding Decimal to the Nearest Ten Thousandth place.
If less than 5, round down. If 5 or greater, round
up.
Example: Round 2.47865 to nearest ten thousandth.
The 6 is in the ten thousandth place.
Look at the digit to the immediate right of the ten
thousandth place.
The digit is 5, so round up. Add 1 to the 6 = 7
2.47875
Change any digit to right of the number you are
rounding to zeros. 2.47870
See the example on the place value chart below.
2.47865 to nearest ten thousandth is 2.47870
What if Number to the right of the thousandth
digit was 4.
Since 4 is less than 5 we round down and leave
the ten thousandth place digit unchanged.
Example: 2.47864 rounded to nearest ten
thousandth is 2.47860