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In 2013, the population of China was estimated to be 1,360,760,100. Round off the number of people 

a. to the nearest thousand. 
b. to the nearest million. 
c. to the nearest hundred million. 
d. to the nearest hundred thousand.

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User Heemayl
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Answer:

a) 1,360,760,000

b) 1,361,000,000

c) 1,400,000,000

d) 1,360,800,000

Explanation:

We have to round off the given population number to certain digits.

The following are the rules to round of a number:

  1. First identify the digit to be rounded.
  2. If this digit is followed by 5,6,7,8,9 then we round up the number that is increase the digit by 1 and all the numbers to right becomes zero.
  3. If this digit is followed by 0,1,2,3,4 then we round down the number that is decrease the digit by 1 and all the numbers to right becomes zero.

a) to the nearest thousand.

Thousands place: 0

Right Digit: 1

We round down the number

Rounded to the nearest 1,000 or t he thousands Place = 1,360,760,000

b) to the nearest million

Millions place: 0

Right Digit: 7

We round up the number

Rounded to the nearest million places = 1,361,000,000

c) to nearest hundred million

Hundred million place: 3

Right Digit: 6

We round up the number

Rounded to the nearest million places = 1,400,000,000

d) to the nearest hundred thousand.

hundred thousand place: 7

Right Digit: 6

We round up the number

Rounded to the nearest million places = 1,360,800,000

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