Round to the Nearest Ten - Arithmetic Step by Step

Round 267 to the nearest ten. Look at the ones digit (7): since 7 >= 5, round up to 270.

Example

round-267.math

    267
round to nearest ten

step: ones digit is 7
step: 7 >= 5, round up
step: 267 rounds to 270

rounding-rule Look at the ones digit. If it is 5 or greater, round up: add 1 to the tens digit and set ones to 0. If it is less than 5, round down: set ones to 0 and keep the tens digit the same.