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What is the nearest ten thousand, the population of Vermont was estimated to be about 620,000 in 2008 . What might have been the exact population of Vermont in 2008

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Answer:

618,000 might be the exact population of Vermont in 2008

Explanation:

* Lets explain the rule of rounding to the nearest ten thousands

- To round numbers to the nearest ten thousand, make the

numbers whose last four digits are 0001 through 4999 into the

next lower number that ends in 0000

- Ex: 83,525 rounded to the nearest ten thousand would be

80,000.

- Numbers that have the last four digits of 5000 or more should

be rounded up to the next even ten thousand

- Ex: The number 58,988 rounded to the nearest ten thousand

would be 60,000

* Lets do that in the problem

∵ The number is 620,000 after rounded to the nearest

ten thousands

∴ We can chose any number whose last four digits are 00001

through 4999 as 624,000 OR 5000 or more as 618,000

618,000 might be the exact population of Vermont in 2008

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