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2nd grade math · Unit 3: Adding and subtracting within 100

Rounding to the nearest ten

What this lesson shows

27 sits between 20 and 30. It is 3 from 30 and 7 from 20, so it rounds to 30.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 27 to the nearest ten. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Between which two tens?
  2. Mark the middle
  3. Count the jumps
  4. Pick the closer ten

Helping at home

Name the tens first: 27 is 2 tens and 7 ones, so it sits between 20 and 30. Draw a line from one ten to the other, mark the middle, and count the jumps to each ten. It rounds to the closer one.

If your kid gets stuck

Which two tens is it between?

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