Ch 9: Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Place Value, Negative Numbers & Rounding
About This Chapter
How It Works:
- Identify the lessons in the Saxon Place Value, Negative Numbers & Rounding chapter with which you need help.
- Find the corresponding video lessons with this companion course chapter.
- Watch fun videos that cover the place value, negative numbers and rounding topics you need to learn or review.
- Complete the quizzes to test your understanding.
- If you need additional help, rewatch the videos until you've mastered the material or submit a question for one of our instructors.
Chapter Topics
You'll learn all of the math topics covered in the textbook chapter, including:
- Decimal place value up to the trillions
- Negative numbers
- Rounding whole numbers
- Estimating differences using rounding
- Rounding to the nearest thousand, ten thousand and hundred thousand
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1. Decimal Place Value to the Trillions
Really large numbers, like those in the trillions, can sometimes be confusing. In this lesson, learn about the details of decimal place value, which help us organize and recognize numbers, and find out how to name place value up to the trillions.

2. Introduction to Negative Numbers
Watch this video lesson to see how negative numbers appear on the number line. Learn how they are ordered and how you can easily order a set of negative numbers that are given to you.

3. How to Round Whole Numbers
View this lesson to learn how you can round whole numbers. Practice rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds. Learn which digit you need to look at to know whether to round up or down.

4. Estimating a Difference by Rounding
After studying this lesson, you will understand rounding basics. You'll also learn how to quickly solve subtraction problems by using your rounding skills.

5. Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 1000, 10,000 & 100,000
After watching this video lesson, you will be able to round larger numbers like a pro. Learn what the cutoff numbers are for rounding up and down to the nearest thousand, ten thousand and hundred thousand.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Online Textbook Help course
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Whole Number & Money Arithmetic
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Equations & Order of Operations
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Fractional Parts
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Lines, Segments & Rays
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Perimeter of Geometric Shapes
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Number Lines
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Sequences, Symmetry & Scale
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Problem Solving Strategies
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Line Graphs
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Prime Factorization & GCF
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Divisibility
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Ratios & Proportions
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Expanded Notation & Time Problems
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Operations With Fractions & Mixed Numbers
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Reducing Fractions
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Multiples
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Percents
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Decimals
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Comparing & Simplifying Decimals
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Square Roots
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Exponents
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Circles
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Triangles
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Angles
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Quadrilaterals
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Complex Shapes & Cylinders
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Geometry Formulas
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Functions & Graphing
- Saxon Math 7/6 Homeschool: Operations With Integers