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Santiago hopes to buy a 4 horse trailer for about $12,000. Describe all the numbers that when rounded to the nearest hundred are 12,000

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11,990, 11980, 11970, 11960, and 11950 all when rounded to the nearest hundred equal 12000

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Answer:

The required number which round to nearest hundred makes 12,000 are from 11950 to 12049.

Explanation:

Given : Santiago hopes to buy a 4 horse trailer for about $12,000.

To find : Describe all the numbers that when rounded to the nearest hundred are 12,000 ?

Solution :

Number of horse trailer = 4

Cost of 4 horse trailer = $12000

Rounded to nearest hundred,

1) If there is a number less than 5 in tens place then it will be rounded off to the nearest zero.

2) If there is a number greater or equal to 5 in tens place then it will be rounded off to the nearest next greatest integer.

Therefore, The required number which round to nearest hundred makes 12,000 are from 11950 to 12049.

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