NCERT Solutions for Class 5th Maths Chapter 1 Nearest Tens (10s), Hundreds (100s), and Thousands (1,000s) — Nearest Tens (10s), Hundreds (100s), and Thousands (1,000s)
Book page 7–8 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
The rabbit is at 2,346. Its food has been kept at its neighbouring tens. On which tens should the rabbit go to get its food, with the least number of steps?
Answer
The rabbit should go to 2,350.
2,346 sits between 2,340 and 2,350. It is nearer to 2,350.
Step 1 — name the two neighbouring tens. They are 2,340 and 2,350.
Step 2 — measure the two distances.
2,346 – 2,340 = 6 steps 2,350 – 2,346 = 4 steps
Step 3 — pick the shorter one. 4 is less than 6, so the rabbit goes forward to 2,350, needing 4 jumps.
Why it happens: Look only at the ones digit, 6. If the ones digit is 5 or more, the number is past the middle, so the nearest ten is the one ahead. If it is 4 or less, the nearest ten is the one behind.
So: the nearest ten of 2,346 is 2,350.
Q2.
The rabbit is at 2,346. Its food has been kept at its neighbouring hundreds. Which of the two hundreds should the rabbit go to? ______ is the nearest hundred of 2,346. It will need ______ jumps to reach ______.
Answer
2,300 is the nearest hundred of 2,346. It will need 46 jumps to reach 2,300.
2,346 is on the left half of the road from 2,300 to 2,400, so 2,300 is nearer.
Step 1 — name the two neighbouring hundreds. 2,300 and 2,400.
Step 2 — measure both distances.
2,346 – 2,300 = 46 2,400 – 2,346 = 54
Step 3 — pick the shorter one. 46 < 54, so the rabbit goes back to 2,300.
A quicker way: The halfway mark between 2,300 and 2,400 is 2,350. Our number 2,346 has not yet reached 2,350, so it is still closer to 2,300. Just look at the last two digits: 46 is less than 50.
Q3.
The rabbit is at 2,346. Its food has been kept at its neighbouring thousands. Which number should the rabbit go to? ______ is the nearest thousand of 2,346. It will need ______ jumps to reach ______.
Answer
2,000 is the nearest thousand of 2,346. It will need 346 jumps to reach 2,000.
2,346 has not yet crossed the middle mark 2,500, so 2,000 is its nearest thousand.
Step 1 — name the two neighbouring thousands. 2,000 and 3,000.
Step 2 — measure both distances.
2,346 – 2,000 = 346 3,000 – 2,346 = 654
Step 3 — pick the shorter one. 346 < 654, so the rabbit goes back to 2,000.
A quicker way: The middle of 2,000 and 3,000 is 2,500. Look at the last three digits of 2,346 — they are 346, which is less than 500. So the number is still in the first half, and 2,000 is nearer.
Q4.
Fill in the boxes appropriately. Number / Nearest Tens / Nearest Hundreds / Nearest Thousands, for 3,176 · 4,017 · 5,789 · 8,203.
Answer
Number
Nearest Tens
Nearest Hundreds
Nearest Thousands
3,176
3,180
3,200
3,000
4,017
4,020
4,000
4,000
5,789
5,790
5,800
6,000
8,203
8,200
8,200
8,000
The three rules, in one line each.
Nearest ten: look at the ones digit. 5 or more → go up. 4 or less → go down.
Nearest hundred: look at the last two digits. 50 or more → go up. 49 or less → go down.
Nearest thousand: look at the last three digits. 500 or more → go up. 499 or less → go down.
Worked out, row by row.
3,176 → ones is 6 (≥5) → 3,180 ; last two are 76 (≥50) → 3,200 ; last three are 176 (<500) → 3,000 4,017 → ones is 7 (≥5) → 4,020 ; last two are 17 (<50) → 4,000 ; last three are 017 (<500) → 4,000 5,789 → ones is 9 (≥5) → 5,790 ; last two are 89 (≥50) → 5,800 ; last three are 789 (≥500) → 6,000 8,203 → ones is 3 (<5) → 8,200 ; last two are 03 (<50) → 8,200 ; last three are 203 (<500) → 8,000
Did you notice? For 4,017 the nearest hundred and the nearest thousand are the same number, 4,000. For 8,203 the nearest ten and the nearest hundred are both 8,200. This can happen, and Question 3 of Let Us Think asks you to find more such numbers.