Answer:
The smallest whole number is 46999 that rounds to 47000.
Explanation:
Given : Number - 47000
To find : What is the smallest whole number that rounds to 47000.
Solution :
First we get to know about the number rounds.
If you want to round to the number then check the place and changes happen to the number before the place :
If that number is 4 or less then digit will remain the same or the digit will drop to down.
Example - 463 round to 463 or 460
If that digit is 5 or more then the digit before that number will increase the number by one or the digit will go up.
Example - 467 round to 470
The least number that rounds to 47000 must be less than 1.
Then the number is 47000-1=46999 is a whole number.
Now, if you round off the number 46999 then last digit is greater than 5 so it round to the value plus 1 i.e, 9+1=10 same as the values goes on it rounds it give 47000.
Therefore, the least whole number is 46999 that rounds to 47000.